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 News Government ‘pushed’ to reveal more about national retraining scheme The government is being “pushed” by its partners on the national retraining scheme to share more information about the… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo