News EU students to be barred from FE loans next year Students from the European Union will lose eligibility for advanced learner loans from August next year, the government confirmed… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News FE colleges to fully reopen in September is the ‘intention’, says PM It is the government’s “intention” to get colleges “back in September”, the prime minister said today after announcing that… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Treasury excluded colleges from £1bn catch-up fund just hours before DfE announcement It was the Treasury’s decision to pull colleges from the Department for Education’s £1 billion Covid-19 catch-up plan, FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Revealed: The 22 areas sharing £2m in careers hubs funding Almost 900 additional schools and colleges will join the government’s careers hubs from September as the programme expands with… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA finally reveals Covid financial support offer for 16-19 private training providers Private training providers whose recruitment of 16 to 19 students has been “limited” due to Covid-19 have been offered… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Principals sound warning on high cost of Covid safety measures College leaders have warned of spiralling Covid-19 safety costs as their membership body calls for a £70 million fund… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Speed read: The 8 apprenticeship assessment concerns according to Ofqual Ofqual has today published the findings of their initial “technical evaluations” of apprentice end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs). It covers… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Colleges announce free summer food scheme for vulnerable 16-18s Two colleges have announced they will offer free meals over the summer holidays to their most vulnerable 16-to-18-year-old students…. Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive How one college has adapted to welcome back more students On March 20 colleges closed their doors to most students as the country entered lockdown following the outbreak of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News FE snubbed in ‘corrected’ DfE £1bn catch-up plans The government is facing fierce criticism for snubbing colleges from its £1 billion Covid-19 “catch-up” package after appearing to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Wages for young apprentices to be funded by Tees Valley combined authority The mayor of Tees Valley has earmarked £1 million to pay the wages of more than 100 young apprentices… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Financial auditors conclude former principal’s expenses failed public money test The controversial expenses racked up by Highbury College’s former principal were “not in line” with value for money rules… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
