News London’s largest college group abandons an appeal against a £3 million HMRC bill A London college group has chosen to give up on a 17-year appeal against HM Revenue and Customs and… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive College ends use of corporate credit cards after its former principal claimed £40k expenses A college in financial difficulty has ended the use of corporate cards for senior staff after its former high-profile… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Highbury College in £1.4m legal battle with Nigerian state A college has called in the lawyers to recover a long-running £1.4 million debt held up in Nigeria, after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted to launch new inspection framework consultation at SFCA conference next week Ofsted will launch its consultation on the new education inspection framework at the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association winter conference… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Lifelong learning campaigners join forces to launch ‘centenary commission’ on adult education Leading universities and educational charities have joined forces to create a new commission into the adult education challenges faced… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Demands grow for more transparency from government on apprenticeship levy spending The City and Guilds Group has added its voice to the growing clamour demanding more transparency from the government… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE publishes 20% off-the-job training ‘mythbusters’ The Department for Education has published new guidance on the controversial 20 per cent off-the-job training rule for apprentices,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE plans first ever FE workforce survey exclusively for non-colleges The government has revealed plans for its first ever FE workforce survey exclusively for non-colleges to better understand the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA seeking views on ‘long-term operation’ of apprenticeship levy The Education and Skills Funding Agency is seeking employers’ and providers’ views on the long-term operation of the apprenticeship… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News First ever loans-only provider to get Ofsted ‘outstanding’ A loans-only provider has been rated ‘outstanding’ – the first such provider to receive the highest possible rating from… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Two thirds of schools still flouting Baker clause a year after introduction Two-thirds of schools are still flouting the controversial Baker clause a year after it was introduced – leading to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Skills minister responds to concern apprenticeship budget will be overspent The apprenticeship budget will be “alright” for the rest of the year, the skills minister has said. Anne Milton… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 833 Older Must read 16-19 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories Qualifications 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo