News College at risk of insolvency handed ESFA warning over finances A college at risk of insolvency after its income halved in seven years has been handed a financial health… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Academisation for sixth form colleges – is it worth it? With the government about to reopen the window in which sixth-form colleges can academise, Jess Staufenberg asks how the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted watch: Terrific week for FE as slew of reports return mostly positive results It’s been a week of celebrations for most providers, as nearly 40 reports have returned mainly positive results. A… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Levy-lockout update: Employers lose access to £37 million from first 2 months Employers lost access to £26 million of their apprenticeship levy funds in June, the skills minister has revealed. The… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News College failing to protect vulnerable students from ‘acute risk of self-harm’, Ofsted finds A college with 200 vulnerable young learners has been warned by Ofsted its arrangements to keep students safe are… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Exclusive ETF’s chief warns of ‘crisis in leadership’ due to lack of investment The chief executive of the Education and Training Foundation has warned that FE is on the brink of a… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Apprenticeship starts for 16-18 continue to fall as level 2 cuts exceed 50 per cent Apprenticeship starts for 16- to 18-year-olds have continued to fall, and level 2 starts have dropped by more than… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Just 7% of college principals are from a BAME background The number of colleges led by a non-white principal has fallen to a low of 7 per cent, new… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Exclusive Capital ideas: new CEO on his plans to rejuvenate finances of London mega-college A huge 5 per cent staff pay rise costing over £2 million per year was a big win for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive FE Commissioner recommends 3-way split for Hadlow College Group The FE Commissioner has recommended that the Hadlow College Group be split-up and taken on by three colleges, FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News £5,000 phone bill for college boss – but still hiding cost of international flights The principal of a college engulfed in quality and financial concerns racked up a £5,000 phone and data bill… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Chair regrets merger and college is at a ‘high risk of insolvency’ St Helens College is at “high risk of insolvency” without action to mitigate its financial position following an underfunded… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 805 Older Must read 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 4d Billy Camden 4d 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
