News MPs launch inquiry into prison education A new inquiry into the challenges faced in prison education has been launched by the parliamentary education select committee…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA reveals major cashflow problems at mega-college in Nottingham A mega-college in Nottingham has been placed in formal FE Commissioner intervention after hitting “serious cashflow pressures”. The Education… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 Newer 1 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo