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 News PM promises ‘every young person’ the ‘chance of an apprenticeship or an in-work placement’ The prime minister has promised to offer an “opportunity guarantee” that will give “every young person the chance of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Official figures reveal 85% fall in apprenticeship vacancies The number of vacancies on the government’s Find An Apprenticeship website plummeted by more than 80 per cent in… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exams regulator to lose their FE lead The head of Ofqual’s vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) department is stepping down. Phil Beach, who is currently leading… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 808 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 5d Jessica Hill 5d 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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
