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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 7y Jessica Fino 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News DfE name first 37 colleges to pilot T-level transition year The colleges to take part in the first round of the phased implementation of the T-levels “transitional” course have… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: 11 T-level colleges sharing £9m to upgrade facilities The first batch of colleges that will receive cash from the government’s T-levels capital fund have been revealed. Eleven… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Shock new subcontracting rule to be phased in following sector criticism A “shock” new rule that will require thousands of subcontracting contracts to be rewritten will have a phased implementation,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News MPs to launch inquiry into benefits of lifelong learning and local authority support A new inquiry into the current state of adult education and lifelong learning is being launched by the House… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News IfATE consulting on content for three new T-level pathways Providers and employers are being asked for their views on the draft content for three more T-level pathways. A… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News IfA adds kite-marking higher-level qualifications to expanded remit Quality-marking level 4 and 5 qualifications, to help boost the overlooked programmes, has become the latest addition to the… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 851 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 15h Shane Chowen 15h 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
