News Exclusive Brooklands principal resigns amid investigation into mysterious £16m subcontractor The principal and chief executive of a college that gave £16.5 million over the last three years to a… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Apprenticeship quango launches Quality Strategy with aspiration that no apprentice starts without an assessment body Employers should have access to at least one end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) before apprentices start their programme, the body… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive ESFA faces legal action following controversial European Social Fund tender A training provider is launching legal action against the Education and Skills Funding Agency following an allegedly botched European… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: The 13 colleges to share £1.8m strategic improvement funding Thirteen more colleges will receive a total of £1.8 million in grants through a fund designed to support struggling… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Stop levy funding for all level 6 and 7 apprenticeships, demands training providers All level six and seven apprenticeships, including those with integrated degrees, should be removed from the scope of levy… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Milton denies qualifications shake-up ahead of T-level roll-out is market manipulation The government’s consultation on plans to withdraw funding for thousands of applied general qualifications including BTECs is not manipulation… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News England’s biggest college group plans to downsize putting 300 jobs at risk Up to 300 jobs are on the line at England’s largest college group, after it announced plans to close… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Half of college strikes planned for this week called off Half of the 10 strikes planned at colleges across the country this week have either been suspended or called… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Hadlow Group appoint interim chairs – including one very familiar face The embattled Hadlow Group has been bolstered by the appointment of two new interim chairs for its colleges’ boards:… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Government consults on plans to withdraw funding for applied generals including BTECs The future of thousands of applied general qualifications including BTECs hangs in the balance as the government launches its… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Principal suspended pending outcome of investigation has resigned Paul Hannan has resigned as principal of the Hadlow Group following investigations into financial irregularities at its two colleges…. Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Second T-levels tender for awarding bodies launched The tender process for the second wave of T-levels has been launched by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 851 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 10h Shane Chowen 10h 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