News

Flexi-job plans may force closure of some ATAs, DfE is warned

The government has been warned that many apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) will close down under plans for new flexi-job…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Fastest growing apprenticeship provider goes bust amid ESFA investigation

England’s fastest growing apprenticeship provider has gone bust amid a government investigation into the speed and scale of its…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Chartered Institution for Further Education relaunches

“If you are funded by government, you can’t use your voice in the same way, you’re influenced in a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Hunt begins for ‘employer representative bodies’ to pilot local skills improvement plans

Employer representative bodies are being asked by government to step forward and lead pilots for new local skills improvement…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Colleges invited to bid for £65m Strategic Development Fund pilot – but must collaborate

A new fund that aims to force college collaboration has opened for bids today. Colleges can now tender to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Government consults on replacing ATAs with new ‘flexi-job’ apprenticeship scheme

The government has announced plans to withdraw its register of apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) and replace it with a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Apprenticeship provider slammed as Ofsted returns to work

The first new provider monitoring visit report since Ofsted restarted the in-person inspections has found ‘insufficient’ delivery. New provider…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

£36m bootcamp results delayed

The results of the government’s national skills bootcamp tender have been hit by a “very worrying” delay. Contracts were…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Sponsored post

Pearson Digital Live: Evolving Education | 26–29 April 2021

Following the success of last year’s event, Pearson is thrilled to announce our free virtual Digital Live conference is back…

Pearson
Pearson
News

WorldSkills UK LIVE cancelled again – but national skills competitions return

The country’s biggest skills and careers event has been cancelled for a second year – but national skills competitions…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Call for new ‘baccalaureate’ to replace A-levels, BTECs, T-Levels and apprenticeships

A three-year ‘baccalaureate’ should be introduced to replace A-levels, BTECs, T-Levels and apprenticeships, a think tank has said. A…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Colleges take adult education clawback battle to Downing Street

Colleges have called on the prime minister to intervene in the government’s “devastating” adult education clawback plans that risk…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

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
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

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
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel