News Great debate on AEB devolution: will it be a successful policy? The motion: This House believes the devolution of the £1.5bn adult education budget will prove to be a successful… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Flagship UTC received huge DfE bailout after being stung by apprenticeship funding cuts A flagship university technical college had to be bailed out by the government with a £650,000 loan, after being… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Approved T-level provider warns of pulling out after DfE excludes private providers from £38m capital bids An independent training provider due to deliver the first T-levels from next year has warned it might have to… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Secrecy around funding band formulas protects against ‘misuse’, says IfATE chief executive The government’s apprenticeships agency is not willing to share the formula it uses to calculate funding bands for apprenticeship… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA delays European Social Fund contracts due to alleged breach of tender rules The Education and Skills Funding Agency has delayed issuing European Social Fund contracts after multiple providers who lost out… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Cash-strapped college reveals shock deficit on the same day insolvency regime goes live A cash-strapped college’s 2017/18 accounts have revealed a £5 million deficit, on the same day that the insolvency regime… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Office for Students board finally has FE representation FE finally has representation on the board of the new regulatory body for higher education, after Leicester College’s principal… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Allow employers to appeal for more time to spend their apprenticeship levy cash, CBI urges Employers should be allowed to appeal for more time to spend their apprenticeship levy funds if the standards they… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News DfE launches £38m T-levels capital fund The Department for Education has released a guide to the £38 million capital fund for providers to use in… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News College insolvency regime: 7 things we learned from DfE’s new guidance Two days before the college insolvency regime comes into effect, meaning that colleges will be able to go bust… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News MPs warned of a ‘postcode lottery’ for post-16 SEND learners Special educational needs experts have warned of a “postcode lottery” for post-16 learners with high needs, during an education… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News More than half of 3aaa’s former apprentices are still without a new provider More than half of the apprentices that trained with former apprenticeship giant Aspire Achieve Advance have still not been… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
