News Exclusive Funding agency ‘pause’ planned audits during Covid-19 lockdown All planned routine funding audits of FE providers have been put on hold, the government confirmed today. The Education… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Supplier relief: Liverpool reveals Covid-19 provider support Training providers in Liverpool will continue to receive adult education payments to “provide stability and help to protect the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Applications to apprenticeship provider register to be suspended The Education and Skills Funding Agency has today announced they will stop accepting applications to the controversial register of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Colleges set to furlough staff through Covid-19 job retention scheme Colleges across England are identifying staff that could be eligible for an 80 per cent wage subsidy from the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Delayed Ney report into financial oversight of colleges still with ministers The Department for Education said this week the independent report into their own oversight of college finances will be… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Supplier relief: London deputy mayor reveals Covid-19 provider support Training providers in London are to receive “advance payments” to “support provision and recognise the disruption caused by the… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News DfE won’t force colleges to stay open during Easter to support the vulnerable The government “cannot require” colleges to remain open over the Easter holidays amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the Association of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Supplier relief: Deal to pay private training providers with no course delivery for next three months Training providers in the West Midlands will continue to be funded for the next three months irrespective of their… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News AoC: ‘It might help’ if colleges given access to DfE free meal vouchers “It might help” colleges if they were allowed to access the government’s new free school meal vouchers scheme, their… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Coronavirus: DfE suspends £9m College Collaboration Fund The Department for Education has suspended its new College Collaboration Fund to “help colleges focus on their staff and… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted extends post-inspection and complaints consultation An Ofsted consultation that includes plans to withhold inspection reports until complaints are resolved has been extended by four… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofqual seeks apprenticeship director to lead new ‘field team’ Ofqual is hiring a director to lead a new apprenticeships team that will be “operating in the field” as… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 851 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
