News £50k minister pay-offs, and 6 more DfE accounts findings £20m paid out in department staff shake-up, plus high needs deficits leave LAs facing ‘financial failure’ FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Colleges Council launches investigation into college amid ‘serious allegations’ Three senior members ‘away from workplace’ pending probe into City College Peterborough Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News John McNamara returns as Federation of Awarding Bodies interim CEO He will lead the membership body until Tom Bewick’s permanent successor is found Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Pepe Di’Iasio nominated to succeed Barton as ASCL general secretary Headteacher and former president is executive’s pick, but members will have chance to challenge him Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y News 12 ESFA staff get £50k+ exit packages amid restructure Annual accounts of funding agency also reveal how one college merger cost the taxpayer over £2m Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden and Jack Dyson 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Roaring success for Derby apprenticeship provider in first inspection Blue Lion Training Academy rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Higher education ‘Rip-off’ HE student cap a ‘worry’ for colleges Recruitment limits, foundation year fee cuts and a new website for apprenticeships have been announced Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Ofsted Academy trust boss set for Ofsted chief inspector role Sir Martyn Oliver runs a leading turnaround trust but has been criticised over exclusion rates and use of isolation FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Skills England Five things we learned from IfATE’s 2023 annual report The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has published its annual accounts for 2022/23. This is the fifth annual… Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges Colleges to receive nearly £500m to fund staff pay rises Extra funding means pay negotiations can recommence Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y 16-19, Awarding Missed deadline risks thousands of BTEC results Scores of schools and colleges missed the July 5 BTEC data deadline Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Adult education, Skills reform Government scraps plans to limit ‘employment only’ adult education outcomes DfE will rename non-qual courses and reinstate health and community outcomes Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo