News ‘Middle-class grab’ of degree-level apprenticeships intensifies Ministers urged to get a grip of policy 4 years after first raising fears Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Skills bootcamps DfE exceeds 16k skills bootcamps starts target in 2021-22 But data on completions and gender won’t be released until next year Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y AEB, Devolution Norfolk and Suffolk obtain adult education budget powers in devolution deal Deals for the counties are also expected to include involvement in skills Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y News Revealed: 32 colleges bag £70m from HE capital fund Allocations for improving higher education facilities range from £150k to £5.8m Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Six things we learned from Keegan’s first education committee The education secretary took questions from MPs this morning Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Ofsted Confirmed: College for vulnerable adults judged ‘inadequate’ over safety concerns Ofsted says leaders are ‘unable to identify and protect learners who may be at risk or need help’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Long read Long read Focus feature: Are college-led academy trusts the answer to the big education divide? From classroom-to-career; the record of colleges sponsoring multi-academy trusts is a mixed one. Jessica Hill investigates if there is… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y News Speed read: DfE energy-saving tips and £500m funding rules Colleges told to do energy ‘spot checks’, and have 2 years to spend cash Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Sustainability £500m for schools and colleges to make buildings more energy efficient Allocations range from £1.8m to £10k and colleges can decide to spend it on ‘other capital projects’ Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Colleges, Politics Labour should bring colleges under local control, Gordon Brown suggests Former PM proposes radical shake-up of government in new report for the party Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Prison education Government steps up plans to improve prisoners’ literacy skills Government launches reading app pilot and contract for literacy schemes Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Adult education Pilot targeting UC claimants scales back target numbers Industry leavers and Covid-19 disruption has hampered progress on health and care pilot Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Newer 1 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 803 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
