Apprenticeships, Politics Minister clams up on level 6 funding as front benches clash in heated debate Shadow minister slams ‘absolutely unreal’ lack of clarity on non-apprenticeship levy funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Higher education OfS won’t unfreeze register and degree awarding functions until August Regulator halted functions to prioritise struggling university finances FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo SEND Colleges directed to enrol SEND students despite inability to meet needs AoC report finds scale of local authorities overruling college objections in particular cases Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Ofsted Wigan sixth form college upgraded to ‘outstanding’ Ofsted praises ‘one big community’ at Winstanley College Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Sponsored post Sponsored Derby College Group DIRT and TOES: A Story of Enhanced Learning and Reduced Workload “Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement” – Hattie and Timperley 2007. This powerful… Advertorial 2mo Skills and Education Group 2mo News DfE told to come clean on its SEND reforms plan Education committee chair demands government ‘set out its plans and anticipated timescales’ for special needs reforms Rhi Storer 2mo Rhi Storer 2mo Ofsted Teesside Uni maintains ‘outstanding’ after ‘significant’ apprenticeships expansion Higher education provider lauded by Ofsted for ‘transformational impact’ Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo News Apprenticeships and Training Awards winners 2025 revealed Twenty organisations now award-winners for exceptional work in training apprentices Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Higher education Phillipson confirms Peck pick for Office for Students New chair wants ‘urgent briefings’ on state of university finances FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo News ‘Constrained resources’ mean ‘tough decisions’ in levy reform – minister Jacqui Smith also says cuts to adult skills funding were an ‘enormously difficult decision’ Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Apprenticeships DfE’s revised 2023-24 apprenticeship budget was ‘99% spent’ Apprenticeships director warns of ‘tough choices to make on what we can fund in the future’ Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Colleges, Pensions First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 to go ahead New Fair Deal also to take effect for FE colleges retrospectively from November 14, 2024 FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo Newer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 805 Older Must read 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
