News Gavin Williamson’s speech on lifting FE’s ‘potential’ through the white paper: The full text The education secretary has promised that the imminent FE white paper will bring an “end to getting a qualification… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News College commission calls on DfE to force principals into multi-academy trust style accountability structures New legislation should force all colleges to be part of “networks” that could follow similar accountability structures as multi-academy… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News London college agrees merger after being put at ‘significant risk’ A London college which was put at “significant risk” by failures in financial management and control is seeking to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Government set to create ‘college business centres’ New college “business centres” will be launched by the government in an effort to hand employers greater influence over… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Sponsored post Sponsored Employability must start with accessibility With the potential for even more lockdown life ahead of us, the adaptations made to the UK’s business infrastructure to remain operational seem set to remain for some time…. NCFE 5y NCFE 5y Bulletin, Movers and Shakers, News MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 333 Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Oli de Botton, Chief executive, The Careers and Enterprise Company… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Lifetime skills guarantee: Fresh setback to list of free level 3 quals The list of level 3 qualifications being fully funded for all adults under the Lifetime Skills Guarantee could take… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Further glitches in T Level rollout An update to the official list of T Level providers this week reveals several colleges cancelled courses scheduled for… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Significant strides’ made towards addressing safety concerns at Shrewsbury college, says FE Commissioner A college has been praised by the FE Commissioner for making “significant strides” towards ensuring its campuses safe, after… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Revealed: Six members appointed to DfE’s skills and productivity board Six “leading skills and labour market economists” have today been appointed to the Department for Education’s new skills and… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Former leader of bankrupt college returns to auditing firm Investigations by the government’s insolvency watchdog into the former leadership of two bankrupt colleges are still ongoing – as… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE to move army of cost-cutting advisers into FE Ministers are drawing up plans to extend a controversial cost-cutting advice scheme for schools into the FE sector. According… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 808 Older Must read 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 4d Jessica Hill 4d 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 3w Billy Camden 3w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
