News Speed read: New rules for subcontracting starting from 2020/21 The Education and Skills Funding Agency has set out the measures it will take to “significantly” reduce subcontracting in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE to pay employers £750 for every T-level industry placement Employers will be offered cash incentives of up to £750 per student on a T-level industry placement from September,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Provider shuts its doors to hundreds of young engineering apprentices A training provider has laid off all 30 staff and shut its door to hundreds of young engineering apprentices,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Greater London Authority admin for adult education rises to nearly £5m The cost of managing and administering the adult education budget for the Greater London Authority has shot up to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News From Saturday adults can go to the pub but not to college. Could that change before September? The Department for Education has revealed it is considering allowing adult learners to return to college before September ahead of the full re-opening… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Specialist colleges honoured in inaugural Natspec awards Leading post-16 providers that teach students with special educational needs and disabilities have been recognised for excellence in the sector at… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE publish guidance on fully opening FE to young people and adults from September The Department for Education has this morning published guidance on what FE colleges and providers will “need to do”… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Federation of Awarding Bodies chair and vice-chair to step down Paul Eeles and Terry Fennell, the chair and vice-chair of the Federation of Awarding Bodies respectively, are to step… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Leicester College takes ‘difficult decision to close’ in local lockdown Leicester College is to close from today as part of the country’s first localised lockdown following a flare-up of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA to force ‘significant’ reductions to FE subcontracting by 2022/23 The Education and Skills Funding Agency has confirmed it will apply a cap on the volume of subcontracting as… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exam boards to investigate claims of ‘bias’ in teacher-assessed grades Exam boards will be expected to investigate claims from students that schools and colleges have not shown “care or… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News GCSE and A-level autumn series grades to be based only on exams, Ofqual confirms Student grades in this year’s autumn exam series will be based on their performance in the tests alone, not… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 804 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
