Opinion

Ministers have once again proven that FE is an afterthought for this government

Mind the gap! Warm words from ministers on skills can’t conceal the gulf between rhetoric and reality, writes Toby...

Billy Camden
Toby Perkins
News

Regulators took over after apprenticeship assessment bodies refused to comply

A lack of regulatory powers for quality assurance providers to enforce compliance with apprentice assessment rules was a key...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE extends free sanitary products scheme for an extra year

The government has extended its free sanitary products scheme for schools and colleges for an extra year. Schools and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Why urgent support is needed to address UK skills deficit

New incentives are needed for businesses to train their employees for a post-Covid world, writes Guglielmo Ventura With the...

Billy Camden
Guglielmo Ventura
News

Ofqual chair Roger Taylor to stand down

The chair of exams regulator Ofqual is to stand down at the end of the year. Roger Taylor, who...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted reveals key findings from final FE interim visits

Ofsted has today published a summary of what they found during their final “interim visits” of colleges and training...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

£125m promised FE funding delayed

Promised investment in skills training has been questioned after FE Week discovered £125 million of FE funding has been...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Behind the news: How a company illegally marketed a 14-day ‘apprenticeship’, and what happened next

As most in the sector will know, calling a training programme an “apprenticeship” if it is not government-backed became...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Former exams firm boss set to be new Ofqual chief

A former exams company chief executive is set to replace Dame Glenys Stacey as the chief regulator at Ofqual,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden