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not met NAS could withdraw funding from providers as they look into “every short apprenticeship” Funding will be withdrawn from providers… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Poor vocational qualifications scrapped from performance tables by DfE Vocational qualifications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 News Education unions join forces to lobby over pension cuts A petition opposing pension cuts was delivered to the Department for Education (DfE) by all seven education unions this morning…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week hits over 100,000 views Since FE Week launched in early September our website has had over 100,000 page views. On average that means… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Study on bureaucracy expected next month A study on reducing bureaucracy in further education (FE) is due for release next month. The study, conducted by… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 823 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo