News AoC 16-18 recruitment survey ‘reveals major concerns among college leaders’ Half of colleges have seen a drop in enrolment figures, with the blame partly placed on the loss of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News WorldSkills leaves lasting legacy Organisers plan to set up annual UK skills competiton after success at London competition With the success of staging… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship providers continue to ignore Functional Skills Nine out of ten apprenticeship providers are still delivering Key Skills, rather than Functional Skills, according to a recent… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News University Technical Colleges unveiled but unions issue warning Thousands of students can now study at specialist technical colleges, but critics are warning of a two-tier education system…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA delays full implementation of simplified funding system Skills Funding Agency listen to feedback from FE providers and delay roll-out until 2013/14 The Skills Funding Agency (SFA)… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News College principal wants talks over first sixth form free school A college principal is seeking talks with leaders of a new sixth form free school which is due… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Youth unemployment at record high Figures released this morning (Wednesday) show youth unemployment is at a record high. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News ‘Plumber’s Apprentice’ statue unveiled at Cannon Street Station A sculpture of the ‘Plumber’s Apprentice’ has been unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester at Cannon Street Station…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News WorldSkills London 2011: Triumph for Team UK Christopher Berridge, Gold medal winner in the Stonemasonry competition. All pictures by Nick Linford for FE Week. Team UK… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News 250 apprentices at risk of derailment at Bombardier Around 250 young people will be affected by lost apprenticeships and engineering jobs at Bombardier, a union has warned…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Conservatives call on employers to take on more apprentices Apprenticeships, apprenticeships, apprenticeships. The vocational qualification was at the forefront of speeches made during the Conservative Party conference in… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Talks to address apprenticeship concerns Apprenticeship providers plan conference as criticism mounts over numerous “worthless” delivery models Training providers have called for talks on… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 812 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2d Jessica Hill 2d Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
