AEB, Devolution London launches VIP adult education quality mark Holders of the new adult education quality mark could get the edge on future bids for funding. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News College staffing crisis hits two-decade high, claims AoC Colleges that responded to an AoC survey reported 3,293 vacancies. The report said this implies a total of 6,000… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y News Colleges warned as cyber threat from Russia increases The AoC has already informed members about ‘unusual activity’ on its jobs website Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Former education secretary Gavin Williamson knighted Queen approves knighthood for minister sacked last year after heavy criticism of his handling of Covid in education FE Week Reporter 3y FE Week Reporter 3y Ofsted Ofsted rates sixth form college ‘outstanding’ again – 13 years on from last inspection ‘We’re absolutely thrilled. This is a real testament to the staff who work tirelessly for our students’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Qualifications, Skills reform DfE reveals plan to scrap thousands of level 2 and below qualifications Courses that are ‘too narrowly focused’ such as plumbing or bricklaying face the chop Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Governors ‘lack urgency’ on financial issues at struggling land-based college, says FE Commissioner The report said that “financial risks are accumulating” Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y WorldSkills EuroSkills 2023 moved from St Petersburg as WorldSkills suspends Russia and Belarus amid invasion of Ukraine Russia and Belarus have been suspended from WorldSkills competitions and the EuroSkills 2023 event will no longer be held… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y News St Petersburg’s fate as host of EuroSkills 2023 set for crunch talks “WorldSkills Europe is shocked and saddened by the security situation that is unfolding in Ukraine” Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y News College facing insolvency demands quicker merger solution FE Commissioner says even if significant savings are found the college cannot survive on its own Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y AEB, Covid-19 Provider pulls out of £3m devolved contract due to low student uptake ‘Potential learners just haven’t been able to commit to signing up’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News DfE being sued for millions by training provider CCP claims the department unlawfully held back fees which led to a loss of business Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Newer 1 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 803 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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
