News DfE confirms ban on recruitment of apprentices at BPP University months after Ofsted warning The government has finally confirmed that a huge private university has been stopped from recruiting new starts months after… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Macclesfield College handed financial health notice to improve The Education and Skills Funding Agency has handed a financial health notice to improve to Macclesfield College. It follows… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Greater London Authority pulls part of European Social Fund tender a week before submissions close The Greater London Authority has pulled part of the tender for a £60 million European Social Fund contract –… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Accounting irregularities investigated at Hadlow Group colleges Hadlow Group is under intense scrutiny from the FE commissioner for accounting irregularities relating to land sales, FE Week… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Government agency in quick search for ‘interim’ arrangements to avoid gap in apprenticeship quality assurance The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has been forced into hastily finding “interim” arrangements for its apprenticeship… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Universities voice concern at lack of assessment organisation for nursing apprentices There is “serious concern” among universities that the government has still not found an organisation to assess over 1,000… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News College leaders apply pressure on chancellor for a raise on Valentine’s Day The chancellor was urged to show that he does love colleges today after representatives from a campaign group calling… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Arts and media provider to challenge Ofsted ‘inadequate’ rating An arts and media provider with a large proportion of high needs learners is challenging an ‘inadequate’ report after… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Bath Studio School confirms it will close in 2020 A studio school in Bath that has struggled to meet costs as a result of severely low student numbers… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Hadlow Group chief executive on sick leave following FE Commissioner intervention The Hadlow Group is on the hunt for an interim chief executive after its leader went on sick leave… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Another studio school considers closure over poor recruitment Leaders of a studio school in Liverpool are “strongly considering” closing their institution next year, after poor recruitment affected… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: The awarding organisations to deliver the first three T-levels The awarding organisations that will develop, deliver and award the first three T-levels have been revealed by the government…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 821 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo