News Employers use apprentices for ‘cheap labour’ Colleges and training providers say employers should pay towards apprentice training programmes. A survey conducted by Lsect asked if… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Free meals for hard-hit students at Newham College Newham College is giving out around 1,500 free meals to students each week in a bid to tackle cuts… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Skills Minister John Hayes meets Jaguar Land Rover apprentices John Hayes visited Jaguar and Landrover apprentices as part of the ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ initiative earlier this week. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Attempt to ‘simplify’ funding may prove barrier to FE loans A consultation on proposals for a further education loans system is set to close today (October 21). The Department… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Hundreds of 12 week apprenticeships advertised on NAS website are ‘under review’ The apprenticeship programmes delivered by the hotelier De Vere are under review and “likely to change” as part of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Number of adult apprenticeships expected to more than triple The number of apprenticephip starts aged 25 and above is expected to soar in the latest Statistical First Release (SFR)… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week hosts House of Commons debate on FE Loans The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) are planning to replace funding with loans, for classroom and workplace adults (24+) learners… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News MP picks new apprentice Harlow MP Robert Halfon has appointed a second apprentice to work in his House of Commons office. Louis Luck,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Labour leadership wowed by pioneering Southend college Labour leader Ed Miliband and shadow chancellor Ed Balls jumped on a train to Southend to see an innovative… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News UK ‘must become more technician led’ says report A report has identified several changes the UK needs to make to its education and skills system to remain globally… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Colleges fear more data demands The government is failing to cut the burden of data collection and bureaucracy, a study has suggested. Nearly 80… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Pearson continue shopping spree with purchase of another training provider Pearson have announced they have bought TQ Holdings Ltd., a private training provider based in Derbyshire. TQ provides vocational… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 817 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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