News

Hull College Group to close down Goole campus

A troubled college group is set to lose another one of its campuses at the end of this academic…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Traineeships tender results revealed

Bidders to the government’s traineeships tender are now being informed of their outcomes following a slight delay. In decision…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

‘The benefit-risk balance is unclear’: Government pauses daily Covid contact testing in colleges

The rollout of daily Covid contact testing in schools and colleges has been paused amid fears over higher rates…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Henley campus for sale after Coventry College breaches loan conditions

A college is selling one of its only two campuses to repay debt after being warned it could “face…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofqual raises concerns over DfE reforms to BTECs and other level 3 qualifications

Government plans to remove funding for thousands of courses, such as BTECs, that compete with T Levels and A-levels…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofqual publishes summer 2021 exams plan

The exams regulator Ofqual has finally revealed its plans for replacing exams this summer. Two consultation documents have gone…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Fourth interim CEO takes the reins at Hull College Group

A high profile college leader has taken the reins at the Hull College Group as a short-term interim chief…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Rishi Sunak said to be ‘annoyed’ with DfE delays to traineeship expansion

The chancellor Rishi Sunak was personally “annoyed” at how long the Department for Education traineeships tender took to get…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

The highlights from our webcast on post-Covid FE

It’s tough for many of us out there at the moment, but some are starting to plan for life…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Covid forces delay to T Level work placements

Disruption during the pandemic has forced colleges to postpone industry placements required by 16- and 17-year-olds to complete their…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofsted snubbed as DfE moves closer to skills bootcamps national rollout

Thousands of adult education courses across England and funded from the new National Skills Fund will not be inspected…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

‘Plethora’ of apprenticeship standards set to hit 600

The government has been accused of “losing their way” when it comes to England’s apprenticeships, as the number of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

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
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor