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 News ESFA appoints new chair to management board Irene Lucas has been named the new chair of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s management board. Ms Lucas… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Social Mobility Commission report warns of ‘virtuous’ and ‘vicious’ cycle of adult learning The poorest adults with the lowest qualifications are the least likely to access training despite needing it the most,… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News T-levels timescale still ‘worryingly tight’, IfA boss says ahead of technical education takeover The boss of the organisation that will assume powers for T-levels this week has said the delivery timeline is… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Strikes suspended at two colleges to ratify pay deals Strike action at two colleges has been suspended at the last minute, after governors at one requested more time… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive College students see their petition on funding debated in parliament Creating a petition signed by tens of thousands of people and a debate attended by as many as 50… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 851 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 7h Shane Chowen 7h 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
