News Reviewer of college financial oversight ‘welcomes’ sector views after ESFA blunder College leaders are being asked for their views on the ESFA’s oversight of financial management – after the FE… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Meet the unpaid temporary minister helping cover the FE brief The Department for Education has announced that Michelle Donelan will take over Kemi Badenoch’s brief as she goes on… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Spending review: Extra £10m for ESOL courses An additional £10 million will be released by the Treasury to teach English to those who speak it as… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE launching T-level campaign next month as over half of parents haven’t heard of them The government’s effort to raise awareness of T-levels has been criticised after new research found three in five parents… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted to publish financial ratings for colleges and training providers Plans for Ofsted to publish financial ratings as part of inspection reports have been announced – but full details… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted to inspect all grade one providers as 30 go without visit for decade or more All FE and skills providers rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted will no longer be exempt from routine inspections, the Department… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Additional European Social Fund tender launched by ESFA The government has launched an additional European Social Fund tender, after finding there were a number of contracts in… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News FE base rate to increase from August 2020 for first time since 2013 to £4,188 Colleges will see a 4.7 per cent increase in the unweighted base rate for full time students aged 16… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Association of Colleges gives cautious welcome to chancellor’s FE funding boost “Meaningful” but not enough to stabilise FE for the future: that is the Association of Colleges’ response to chancellor… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Colleges receive £400m boost from chancellor Sajid Javid Colleges are to receive a £400m boost from the chancellor, it has been announced. Sajid Javid today revealed the… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Meet the Government’s college finance Tsar who – like the NAO – will review DfE monitoring The Government today announced Dame Mary Ney will lead a review into the way the Department for Education monitors… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News Ofsted watch: ‘Reasonable’ week for many new providers Ofsted has reported a number of new apprenticeship providers have made ‘reasonable progress’ in early monitoring visits, according to… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 851 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 17h Shane Chowen 17h 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
