News Exclusive New Learndirect owner wins £20m in ESFA contracts Learndirect has started to win government funding to deliver skills training again, after its new owner secured more than… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Charity to test new GCSE maths curriculum for controversial resits policy A maths charity has been awarded £60,000 to investigate the “feasibility” of a new GCSE curriculum in the subject… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News £2m bank charge for college clearing debt with bailout A cash-strapped college has spent almost £2 million of the bailout cash it received from the government on bank… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted watch: Two NHS trusts hit with poor reports Two NHS trusts have been put in intensive care this week, following poor Ofsted reports – one a monitoring… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Top-performing college owed £500k pulls out of Saudi Arabia programme A college has terminated its contract with the controversial Saudi Arabian Colleges of Excellence programme due to “on-going delays”… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Colleges congratulated as FE funding tops DfE’s correspondence league tables FE funding was the most popular topic of correspondence from MPs and stakeholders to education ministers in the last… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News College hiding principal’s expenses ‘skirting with possible criminal offence’ A college which “shocked” the skills minister this week after it blocked FE Week’s website from its internet servers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofqual fine and legal costs land an awarding organisation with a six-figure bill An awarding organisation has been left with a bill of over £100,000 from Ofqual – which includes the exams… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Deficit hits £10m in three years as KCC continues to seek merger solution Kensington and Chelsea College is considering a fresh merger attempt as it runs down its reserves created by the… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Principal ‘not right’ for next stage of college journey given £150k payment The principal of a college group who stepped down with immediate effect last year after concluding he was no… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive IfA boss refuses to say whether he wants to remain in post as DfE forced to re-advertise role The Institute for Apprenticeships will re-advertise for a new chief executive in the coming months, but its current boss… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Provider integrity at heart of Ofsted’s new Common Inspection Framework Ofsted will soon focus on providers’ “integrity” during inspections, but its chief inspector has said she cannot turn the… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 842 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
