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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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Fraser Whieldon
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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
Fraser Whieldon


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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….

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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
Fraser Whieldon
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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
Fraser Whieldon
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
Billy Camden
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
Fraser Whieldon
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
Billy Camden

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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
Josh Mellor
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
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel