News New executive director for LSIS The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has announced the appointment of Chris Cherry to its senior management team…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News London colleges merge Two north London colleges officially merged this week in a bid to protect their financial future The merger between… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Study shows one in eight Advanced Level Apprenticeships lead to HE One in eight young people with an Advanced Level Apprenticeship has gone into higher education, according to figures unveiled… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Review launched into Skills Funding Agency A review been launched into the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) as part of a Government drive to increase transparency… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult apprenticeships triple as youth unemployment soars New adult apprenticeships have hit a record high, adding to fears that the government skills drive is struggling to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News De Vere defend apprenticeship programme Hotel operator De Vere Group has come out in defence of its apprenticeship programme, following the announcement that they… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult apprenticeships benefit from Train to Gain funding The rise in adult apprenticeships is being fuelled by the transfer of funding from Train to Gain, according to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Funding will be cut if standards not met NAS could withdraw funding from providers as they look into “every short apprenticeship” Funding will be withdrawn from providers… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Poor vocational qualifications scrapped from performance tables by DfE Vocational qualifications will not count in performance tables unless they’re high quality, the Department for Education (DfE) announced under… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government figures show adult apprenticeships more than tripled Figures published this morning show that the number of apprenticeship starts aged 25 and above has more than tripled, to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Anger over threat to legal status of student governors UNISON have published a press release stating that “last-minute amendment to the Education Bill could remove the legal right… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Unionlearn launch dyslexia awareness campaign Unionlearn, the education arm of the TUC, is launching a campaign to help employers understand more about dyslexia. Events and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 819 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo