News Exclusive Police probe into 3aaa abandoned as ESFA pledges ‘tighter monitoring’ The police have dropped their criminal investigation against Aspire Achieve Advance (3aaa) – although the Insolvency Service continues its… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Government commissioned college finance review to slam ESFA A government commissioned review is set to heavily criticise the Education and Skills Funding Agency and their intervention regime… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y 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 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y 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 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Simon Kay 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 851 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 23h Shane Chowen 23h 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 Next 3 stories 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 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
