News Exclusive Colleges in administration miss third transfer date as accountants continue to rack up fees The only FE colleges in administration, Hadlow College and West Kent College, continue to be owned and run by… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y News DfE launches new matching and redundancy support service for apprentices A new service that allows employers to share their vacancies with redundant apprentices has been launched by the Department… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA scraps minimum duration repeat rule for returning apprentices A minimum duration rule that was preventing some people from returning to and finishing an apprenticeship will be scrapped… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Adult education charity to close despite plans for a rescue deal A long-running adult education charity in Brighton is to close with the loss of almost 50 jobs tomorrow after… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA scraps provider achievement rate reports Colleges and training providers will not have access to qualification achievement rate (QAR) reports to use internally for 2019/20,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Monthly apprenticeships update: May starts fall 60% Apprenticeship starts for the month of May 2020 fell 60 per cent on the previous year, figures published this… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive 300 redundancies planned at England’s largest apprenticeship provider England’s largest apprenticeship provider is planning to slash around 300 jobs as it battles with “significantly reduced” learner numbers… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Adult education ESFA ‘withdraws’ AEB funding clawback plans following sector backlash The Education and Skills Funding Agency has “withdrawn” plans to clawback this year’s unspent adult education budget grant funding… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Second round of ESFA Covid-19 supplier relief attracts 112 provider bids Just 112 providers applied for the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s second Covid-19 supplier relief scheme – and 35… Simon Kay 5y Simon Kay 5y News ESFA plan traineeship funding tender despite history of tendering woes The Education and Skills Funding Agency is to launch a tender to “quickly” widen the provider base for adult… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofqual wants admissions ‘flexibility’ for students with ‘one or two lower grades’ Post-16 providers have been urged to “offer greater flexibility” in admission decisions to ensure students who get “one or… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA reveals spending and audit rules for £96m 16-19 Covid tutoring fund Colleges and other 16 to 19 providers will be paid at least an additional £150 per disadvantaged learner next… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
