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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Simon Kay 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y Newer 1 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 818 Older Must read 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 2d Jessica Hill 2d 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
