News College restructuring support: still less than half of £726m fund approved The government has approved around £330 million to cover the cost of implementing post-area review changes so far. The… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Employer satisfaction falls across FE, but ITPs still edge ahead of colleges Employer satisfaction levels have fallen across the FE sector this year, but private providers are still outperforming colleges. The… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Apprenticeships by industry characteristics data: The 5 things we learnt New research on apprenticeships by industry characteristics has revealed which sector is the most popular, what is preferred by… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: July starts down 43% on 2016 Apprenticeship starts for July are down 43 per cent on the same month in 2016 – but up 21… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Campaign launched to ‘Raise the Rate’ of sixth form funding Twelve school and college associations have written to the chancellor to urge him to increase funding for sixth form… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News High Court Judge places 3aaa into compulsory liquidation Former apprenticeship provider Aspire Achieve Advance has been placed into compulsory liquidation, after a High Court Judge accepted a… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Another studio school to close – meaning nearly half have wound up A studio school in Bath that has struggled to meet costs as a result of severely low student numbers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Four colleges set for strike action as new trade union laws ‘frustrate’ UCU Staff are likely to strike at four colleges this term, but union members are in uproar as ballots at… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: Colleges lose £1.1m under controversial English and maths condition-of-funding rules Five training providers have been stripped of more than £100,000 due to the controversial English and maths condition-of-funding rule,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Mayor of London plans party to celebrate AEB devolution London’s mayor will host a party to celebrate taking control of the capital’s adult education budget next year –… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Good week for colleges but private providers heavily criticised In a week that celebrated colleges two improved to ‘good’, but it’s been difficult for apprenticeship training providers with… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Dame Asha steps down from IfA board Dame Asha Khemka has left her role as an Institute for Apprenticeships board member, following her resignation from West… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 805 Older Must read 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 4d Billy Camden 4d 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo