News ‘Apprenticeships need to be marketed better’ say training providers The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) says that not enough employers understand the financial benefits of apprenticeships…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News U-turn on ESOL funding clarified by the Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency has confirmed that all unemployed learners, including those on ESOL courses, who are both on… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Businesses ask FE providers to ‘stop selling and start listening’ Further Education (FE) colleges and training providers should listen to businesses and stop focussing on quick sales, according to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Unreachable targets put the Work Programme at risk of collapse Almost every organisation involved in delivering the Work Programme is at risk of having their contract terminated because of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted calls for government review on post-16 arrangements Young people with learning difficulties and disabilities are not receiving adequate support as they progress to further education, according… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Research shows that LGBT learners are being treated better in FE Research comissioned by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) learners are being… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Double delay announced by the Data Service The Data Service announced on Wednesday that they would start the 2011/12 academic year by paying providers each month… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week visits South Thames College for A Level results day Thousands of students across the country picked up their A Level results yesterday by visiting their sixth form or… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Consultation report outlines plans for further education loans A consultation report released yesterday by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) outlines a new loan system… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week follows Top2Toe charity challenge through Birmingham Over the last couple of days FE Week has been following the Top2Toe charity fundraiser lead by Dave ‘Blind… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Youth unemployment shows no improvement in latest quarter The latest government statistics show that youth unemployment has changed very little in the last three months. The Labour… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The Guardian reports on ‘striking rise’ of adult apprenticeships The dramatic increase in apprentices aged above 25, reported by FE Week back in June, has been picked up by… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 4w Billy Camden 4w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
