News DfE plans for all ‘outstanding’ providers to be inspected over next five years Gavin Williamson has vowed to send Ofsted inspectors into every ‘outstanding’ training provider in England within five years, as… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Leaked FE Commissioner report reveals extent of HR scandal at Hull College A leaked government assessment report reveals how leaders at Hull College Group employed “close family members” and created a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Apprenticeship providers turning away up to 40,000 small employers due to levy shortage Training providers are “having to turn their backs” on up to 40,000 small businesses due to the shortfall in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Small employers finally given access to all registered providers – but for just 3 apprentices Small employers can now use the digital apprenticeship service – but they will be initially capped at just three… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Want to offer T-level courses? DfE seeks providers for wave three FE providers can now bid to deliver T-levels in the third year of their rollout, the Department for Education… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Government ‘committed’ to Erasmus+ scheme despite commons vote outcome The government has insisted it remains committed to Erasmus+, despite MPs voting against requiring officials to negotiate continuing full… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Leading college starts redundancy process after finding a shock £6m deficit A high-profile college that uncovered a shock £6 million deficit when the finance director went on sick leave has… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Police force stung by Ofsted A police force has been censured by Ofsted for the “poor” quality of its apprenticeship delivery and for not… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Squad UK for WorldSkills Shanghai 2021 named Almost 150 young people have been named in WorldSkills UK’s official squad, marking them as candidates for the team… Simon Kay 5y Simon Kay 5y News Labour’s new shadow minister says she’ll ‘fight’ for FE Emma Hardy is to be Labour’s new shadow FE and HE minister, with a pledge to continue “fighting” government… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive UK to take first steps towards hosting WorldSkills The UK is to take its first steps towards hosting the international WorldSkills competition by gauging interest from the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News City & Guilds CEO to step down The chief executive of education giant City & Guilds is stepping down. Chris Jones will leave on 31 January,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 808 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 6d Jessica Hill 6d Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo