News Exclusive AOs investigate private provider to church groups following misuse of funding concerns Multiple awarding organisations are investigating an apprenticeship provider to church community groups after Ofsted raised potential misuse of funding… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Spielman using perception not facts on arts and media job prospects, says principal Ofsted’s view that colleges are giving students “false hope” by putting them on courses where there are slim job… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted Watch: Week of winners and losers in FE It has been a mixed week for FE as two colleges succeeded in climbing higher in the ranks, while… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Government software to withhold up to £4,860 apprenticeship completion payment until employers pay their share The Education and Skills Funding Agency is clamping down on employers who fail to pay the 10 per cent… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News College-run academy trusts in trouble An academy trust run by a college has been warned it will be stripped of its only school if… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News FE commissioner: check with me before appointing a principal The FE commissioner has urged college governors to check with him before appointing a principal as part of a… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive London mayor seeks special treatment amid AEB devolution ‘postcode lottery’ concerns Fears are growing over the creation of a postcode lottery for adult learners, leading one devolved area to seek… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News UCU strike closes one college and affects five others A walkout by more than 700 University and College Union members caused disruption across six colleges this week –… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Revealed: vast majority of loans-only providers are less than good A massive 80 per cent of providers that only deliver provision funded by advanced learner loans have been rated… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Richard Atkins re-appointed FE commissioner for further 2 years Richard Atkins has been re-appointed FE commissioner for a further two years, the Department for Education has revealed today…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Only schools with ‘excellent’ vocational provision should be rated outstanding, says charity The Edge Foundation has hit out at schools for focussing too much on academic subjects and said that Ofsted… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Star learners and employers celebrated at National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 ceremony The country’s best individuals and employers who champion apprenticeships have been honoured at the 15th National Apprenticeship Awards –… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 815 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
