News Colleges will need to do their own funding audits – ESFA rules The government body responsible for funding assurance appears to have lost confidence in itself. The Education and Skills Funding… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Controversial adult funding threshold dropped to 68% – but only for Liverpool A mayoral authority has set a 68 per cent clawback threshold for its devolved adult education budget, in a… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Cash-strapped college announces merger partner A struggling college has announced plans to merge with one of the biggest college groups in the country next… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Well-known college CEO named as new FE Commissioner The chief executive of one of the country’s largest college groups has been appointed as the next FE Commissioner…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Sponsored BTEC Awards 2021: Deadline Extended You now have until Friday 16 April (midnight GMT) to submit a nomination for the BTEC Awards 2021. We… Shane Mann 5y Shane Mann 5y News First college in England to gain nursing course approval revealed The first college in the country to have its own nursing provision approved for direct delivery has been revealed… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Labour claims 9.4m jobs excluded from flagship lifetime skills guarantee Over 9.4 million people are working in sectors excluded from the government’s new adult level 3 offer under its… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Interim FE Commissioner revealed Frances Wadsworth is set to be appointed as the interim FE Commissioner, FE Week can reveal. The former college… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Race commission shines spotlight on apprenticeship ‘disparities’ The government’s commission on racial disparities has called for a new apprenticeship recruitment campaign “highly-targeted” at young people “facing… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News ESFA rules out college pleas to soften funding clawback following Treasury intervention Colleges will not be allowed to submit a business case to avoid adult education funding being clawed back, the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Gateshead College turns to Scottish accountant to take the helm after rocky period A college that has faced dire financial straits in recent years has appointed a qualified accountant as its new… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Skills reform Exclusive Colleges for learners or employers? Governance adviser to government warns of legal tension The government’s drive for colleges to focus on helping the economy goes against their “lawful purpose” of meeting the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 829 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
