Skills reform Adult learner numbers have bombed to post-war levels, says L&W A huge drop in funding began under the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges College silent about exit of principal before Ofsted visit Staff ‘left in the dark’ by ‘ongoing absence’ of Burnley boss Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Colleges Reckless FE leaders must be dealt with in public, says MP The MP for the first college to go insolvent spoke about ‘lessons learned’ from the process in Parliament Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Colleges Principal warns of ‘significant redundancies’ amid DfE intervention Cashflow pressures bite at Hampshire college that will impact its 1,000-strong workforce Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Adult education Historic adult education centre in intervention after emergency bailout Mary Ward Settlement had ‘serious’ cash problems and has been ordered to improve Shane Chowen 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo Ofsted London mega college bumped up to ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted ‘Diverse’ New City College commended for ‘thriving’ education across seven campuses Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Colleges ‘Unfair’: Devon college set to axe 65 jobs amid funding shortfall The college says it is facing rising costs and increased competition Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges FE Commissioner tells ‘inadequate’ college to rebuild reputation The Cumbrian college is weighing up whether to remain standalone or merge amid falling student numbers Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo recruitment Meeting 6.5k pledge will still lead to college teacher shortfall, NAO warns DfE called out for being unclear on how manifesto recruitment target will be split across education amid rising FE… Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo EuroSkills 2025 Team UK for EuroSkills 2025 announced The UK’s best will head to Herning, Denmark to compete later this year Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo 16-19, Careers ‘Short-sighted’: DfE controversially cuts ASK careers scheme funding Providers say the programme has helped thousands of young people understand their career options Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges South west colleges reignite merger talks Governors hope to sign off on the Devon merger in November FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Newer 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 831 Older Must read News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 7d Shane Chowen 7d Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
