News Interview: Chris Jones, CEO, City & Guilds Last month, education giant City & Guilds raised a few eyebrows by calling for the creation of a new… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Ofsted watch: Universities falter while colleges shine Universities have stumbled this week, with one being rated ‘requires improvement’ and another losing its grade one, while colleges… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News DfE seeks company for £20m contract to supply sanitary products to colleges The government will spend up to £20 million supplying free sanitary products to schools and colleges across England, it… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Small employers finally invited onto the apprenticeships system – but only those already accessing non-levy funding The Education and Skills Funding Agency has officially begun inviting non-levy employers and providers to test its digital apprenticeship… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive IfA to ‘optimise’ apprenticeship EQA system The Institute for Apprenticeships has called for the assistance of the government’s exams and HE watchdogs in devising an… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 Newer 1 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 851 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 14h Shane Chowen 14h 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
