News Exclusive Legal risk to providers over lack of non-binary options Providers are warning they face “massive” legal and reputational risk because the Education and Skills Funding Agency continues to… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News UCU fires warning shot over use of recorded lessons A data protection expert has urged colleges to revise their privacy agreements after a union raised concerns about the… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive Mystery surrounds departure of experienced principal An experienced principal has been mysteriously replaced following an FE Commissioner check-up. Andy Forbes (pictured top) left City of… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted Ofsted launches review into ‘very poor’ prison education Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons are launching a review into the “very poor state” of prison education…. Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive ‘Alarming’ lack of BAME students in first year of T Levels Black, Asian and minority ethnic students were “alarmingly” under-represented in the first year of T Levels, FE Week can… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News WorldSkills UK finals to take place at venues across the country More than 400 students and apprentices will take part in 64 skills competitions around the country for the WorldSkills UK national… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive No colleges to get CO2 monitors for at least three weeks The Department for Education cannot say when colleges will get promised carbon dioxide monitors after the first delivery schedule… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y AEB Exclusive ESFA accused of ‘hidden agenda’ as AEB providers reveal ‘horrendous’ bid rejections The government has been accused of using the adult education budget tender process to “manoeuvre its hidden agenda” of… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive ‘Indefensible’: No national insurance help for colleges despite support for schools The government will not compensate colleges for national insurance contribution increases even though it is helping schools, FE Week… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 Pandemic took significant toll on FE students, review reveals Awareness of apprenticeships has declined, mental health has deteriorated and pass rates for adults from BAME communities took the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Spending review: FE budget fears as departments asked to find ‘at least’ 5% savings The Department for Education has been asked to find savings of “at least” 5 per cent, leaving it facing… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y AEB ESFA opens up claims against AEB clawback Colleges facing adult education budget clawback have four weeks to make their case to keep the unused cash. Six… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Newer 1 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 803 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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