News No mega-merger for Cornwall College after securing £30m bailout Cash-strapped Cornwall College Group has secured a £30 million government bailout to drive forward its “fresh start” business plan,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News St Helens College handed financial health warning St Helens College has been served a financial health notice to improve by the Education and Skills Funding Agency…. Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Sixth form college retains its grade one after 12-year respite A sixth form college in Merseyside has become the first SFC to score a grade one Ofsted rating in… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Huge adult education budget procurement underspend by colleges Colleges underspent their original funding allocations awarded through the controversial 2017-18 adult education budget (AEB) procurement by a huge… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Bank forced to gift millions to college Government officials forced a major bank to halve a £40 million unsecured loan after threatening to put a college… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive AoC president faces challenger for the top job Never mind the race to become prime minister, the race to elect the next president of the Association of… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News College starved of cash shuts award winning training restaurant A college has been forced to shut the doors of its prestigious restaurant, blaming years of government cuts to… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News PM frontrunner pledges greater investment in ‘our amazing FE colleges’ Conservative leadership favourite Boris Johnson has said he would “do more to fund our amazing FE colleges” if he… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Hinds ‘pleased’ with level 6 and 7 inspection approach but OfS can’t say what it is The Office for Students can’t say how it will assess level 6 and 7 apprenticeships delivered at non-registered HE… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Guns, machetes and iron bars: Why Unison wants college staff trained A union has demanded college staff be trained in how to deal with weapons-related incidents, after workers from campuses… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive ‘There’s more than one way to be a gen sec’: New UCU boss up for the challenge The new University and College Union boss has backed herself to successfully lead the organisation despite never having run… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Colleges fail to win any OfS mental health funding All three college bids for a £6 million fund to help reduce student mental health problems have been rejected…. Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y Newer 1 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
