News FE white paper pushed back to 2021, ESFA director suggests The much-anticipated FE white paper might not appear until next year, the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s chief executive has revealed. … Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Top official reveals ‘gut wrenching’ £6m spent on accountancy fees to dissolve college The Department for Education has revealed £6 million was spent on administrators’ fees alone for the two college insolvencies,… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News 64 colleges running out of cash which is ‘more than we thought’ admits official Sixty-four colleges are at risk of running out of cash, a top ESFA director has said, admitting the number of colleges… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Official figures reveal take up of adult education courses halved during lockdown The number of enrolments onto adult education courses in the months following lockdown dropped by half compared to the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Winners of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2020 announced “Outstanding” employers and individuals have been recognised at this year’s National Apprenticeship Awards – including a Great Ormond Street… Simon Kay 4y Simon Kay 4y News Spending review speed read: What is in it for FE and skills? The chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled his one-year spending review for 2021-22. Here is what it includes for FE… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Apprentice minimum wage to rise again in April 2021 The national minimum wage for apprentices will increase next April from £4.15 to £4.30 per hour, the Treasury has announced… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Spending review: £291m to ‘maintain’ FE base rate and £83m for growing number of 16-19s The funding base rate for 16 to 19-year-olds is set to remain at £4,188 in 2021-22 following a £291… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Crumbs: Spending review extends apprenticeship employer incentives by just two months A two-month extension is set to be applied to the government’s cash bonus scheme for hiring apprentices in tomorrow’s… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Highbury College agrees merger partner A crisis-hit college has agreed to merge with a neighbouring sixth form college as it continues its road to… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored BTEC Awards 2021 | CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF THE BTEC AWARDS! 24/11/2020 Download Feature, News Exclusive Are lifelong learner accounts back on the cards? The government is flirting with the language of learner power reminiscent of an old New Labour policy. Jess Staufenberg… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y Newer 1 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 804 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
