News Alternative provision in ‘desperate need of reform’, damning Ofsted and CQC report says AP transition to post-16 provision ‘often delayed’, report says, with unclear oversight responsibilities Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Adult education, Devolution WEA threatens legal action against combined authority amid grant funding row A decision to refuse to grant fund the WEA puts 70 jobs at risk Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships, Sponsored post Sponsored Countdown to milestone 10th Annual Apprenticeship Conference Organisers have announced keynotes from apprenticeship minister Robert Halfon MP, shadow minister Seema Malhotra MP and His Majesty’s Chief… Advertorial 2y AAC 2y WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills: Pearson announced as official Team UK partner UK names squad for renewable energy and additive manufacturing competitions Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y BTECs, T Levels 71 courses face the axe in favour of wave 4 T Levels Popular BTECs in media and animal management to be scrapped, DfE announces Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y T Levels ‘Shock’ as ministers suddenly scrap hairdressing and barbering T Levels Hair industry employers preferred apprenticeships to the proposed T Level Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y land-based colleges, Long read Long read Inside the college sector with an educational, societal and cultural mission Their idyllic rural settings, historic buildings and strong links with local communities have enabled land-based colleges to diversify their… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Exams Ofqual: Functional skills exams ‘not too challenging’ Regulators are investigating ‘potential issue’ with maths problem solving questions Josh Barrie 2y Josh Barrie 2y News Functional skills ‘commercially unviable’, research suggests Average delivery costs still leave training providers making a loss on functional skills, even with funding increase Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Politics Dear Jeremy: FE’s wishlist for 2024 budget Sector representatives have made their case for funding for teacher pay, adult education and apprenticeships FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Apprenticeships Students’ union to represent Jewish apprentices Jewish apprentices can become full members of UJS Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Strikes London mega-college staff cut short strike action over workload agreement Workers meant to strike for eight days end up picketing for three days after talks Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 820 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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