News Emergency funding review set to pass planned end date – again Latest ‘shocking’ delay blamed on ‘excessive bureaucracy and indecision’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, International Another Saudi college venture ends But questions hang over whether millions in tax will need to be repaid Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Skills reform Keep BTECs until T Levels have stood the test of time, MPs demand Education committee says current withdrawal of applied generals will constrict student choice Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships DfE issues final call for flexi-job apprenticeship agencies Department confirms ‘no plans’ to open another application window after May 31 Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Ofsted English Football League apprenticeship provider nets top Ofsted marks again Large provider given ‘outstanding’ rating 11 years after securing the top rating Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Funding ESFA ups childcare cash for young parents as demand falls Care to Learn allocations rise by £20 per week but data indicates falling demand for subsidies Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Multiply, Skills reform DfE puts Multiply online platform on ice DfE says the platform is under review while it considers the right offer for learners Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges DfE opens applications for colleges capital loans Loans are available for college capital projects originally planning private sector borrowing prior to reclassification Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Adult education, Levelling Up, Long read Investigation Multiply – The maths scheme that doesn’t yet add up The flagship Multiply programme, aimed at adults with poor numeracy skills, is failing to attract learners, reports Jessica Hill…. Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y GCSEs ‘Groundbreaking’ progress for GCSE maths resit students in pilot, researchers claim Study says students make one month of additional progress on intervention programme Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Exams, Ofqual Penalties soar for taking devices into exams Ofqual figures indicate four times as many penalties for VTQ exams in 2022 than the previous year Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges Lecturer awarded £90k after three years of ‘turmoil’ following unfair dismissal Employment tribunal finds college discriminated against lecturer’s disability in redundancy process Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Newer 1 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 803 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
