News Exclusive Federation of Awarding Bodies appoints a pair of chairs Two well-known sector leaders have been appointed as the new co-chairs of the Federation of Awarding Bodies. Kirstie Donnelly,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: The top 100 apprenticeship employers The British Army has been named the best apprentice employer in England in a new list of ‘Top 100 Apprentice Employers’ published… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE seeks Parliamentary Bill team ahead of ‘ambitious’ FE white paper The Department for Education is assembling a new team of legislators to implement education secretary Gavin Williamson’s “ambitious vision”… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted publishes first 10 ‘interim visit’ letters for FE providers Ofsted has this morning published the letters from its first 10 “interim visits” of FE providers that are taking… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Management clear-out planned for college running on emergency cash A college surviving on bailout funding is seeking to balance the books with a management clear-out. Twenty managers who… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News CBI calls time on ‘failed’ apprenticeship levy A major business representative group has called on the government to end its “failed experiment” of the apprenticeship levy. … Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Sponsored New Esports BTEC a game-changer (sponsored) The billion-dollar market for competitive video gaming is continuing to rise, with new jobs requiring fresh talent. And it’s… Shane Mann 5y Shane Mann 5y News Coronavirus: College announces two week ‘circuit breaker’ A college has announced plans to close its campus for a two week “circuit breaker” to combat rising coronavirus… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Warning that massive competition for limited traineeship funding will repeat controversial non-levy tender The traineeship tender is set to be deluged with “in excess of 3,000 bidders”, with the vast majority likely… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive DfE goes soft on apprenticeship public sector reporting rule The Department for Education looks to have relaxed the requirement for public bodies to publish their progress towards the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Digital skills bootcamps: What are they and how will they work? The digital skills bootcamps announced with the prime minister’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee could lead to adult education budget provision… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Second wave of Institutes of Technology will feature ‘strengthened’ criteria New Institutes of Technology (IoTs) will require greater collaboration between colleges and set more ambitious student recruitment targets, FE… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 804 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
