News Education and Skills Funding Agency advertise for new CEO The new chief executive will be expected to develop a commitment to a “renewed vision for the ESFA” Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y News Ukraine invasion sees Turing placements cancelled The British Council told FE Week that trips to Ukraine, Russia and Belarus are suspended for the time being… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Adult education, 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 Newer 1 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 820 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo