News Former leader of bankrupt college returns to auditing firm Investigations by the government’s insolvency watchdog into the former leadership of two bankrupt colleges are still ongoing – as… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE to move army of cost-cutting advisers into FE Ministers are drawing up plans to extend a controversial cost-cutting advice scheme for schools into the FE sector. According… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Mass Covid testing ‘a game changer’ for colleges Rapid mass coronavirus testing has been hailed as a potential “game changer” for keeping campuses open and courses running,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Higher education admissions process set for radical shake-up The government is set to move closer to meeting a manifesto commitment to reform the higher education admissions process…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News The winners of the BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2020 Outstanding black, Asian and minority ethnic apprentices, as well as employers and providers leading in increasing the diversity of… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Government careers agency fails to persuade majority of schools to engage with FE and HE Less than half of the schools in the government’s multi-million pound network of careers hubs have met a target… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Could an FE white paper signal government support to host the skills Olympics? The much-anticipated FE white paper could provide impetus and galvanise support for a bid to host the international WorldSkills… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofqual’s independence questioned as regulator ‘buried its head in the sand’ during exams fiasco The education select committee has accused Ofqual of “burying its head in the sand” by ignoring repeated warnings in… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Colleges fear enrolment surge could see 20,000 sixth formers go ‘unfunded’ Around 20,000 “unfunded” 16 to 18-year-old students are studying in colleges this year following a surge in enrolments due… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE seeks views on ‘undervalued’ level 2 and below quals market The Department for Education has launched a call for evidence to find out what is “working well” with qualifications… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted reveals key findings from FE visits during pandemic Ofsted has today published a summary of what they found during their first “interim visits” of colleges and training… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Birmingham provider drops adult education budget high court fight The first ever court battle to challenge a failed adult education budget application has been dropped. East Birmingham Community… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 854 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
