News Struggling Epping Forest College racks up another financial notice An Essex college has received a second financial notice to improve in under six months by the Education and… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive London Mayor plans £3m FE funding cut to pay for over 50 new bureaucrats The mayor of London plans to top-slice £3 million from the adult education budget to pay for over 50… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Institute for Apprenticeships appoints new board members The Institute for Apprenticeships has appointed two new members to join its board, six months after one former member, Sir… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Skills minister under pressure on 16-to-19 funding The skills minister has admitted to being “very aware of the funding pressures” that 16-to-19 providers are under, even… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Strikes off at Sandwell College after improved pay offer Staff at a college who had been due to go on strike for four days this week have called… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive IfA defends slowdown on apprenticeship standards The number of new apprenticeship standards approved for delivery declined dramatically in March and April, FE Week analysis has… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Rapid increase in providers forces expansion of ESFA audit team The Education and Skills Funding Agency is beefing up its audit team amid mounting concerns about new providers entering… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News ESFA misses own deadline to update providers on T-levels The Education and Skills Funding Agency has missed its own deadline to let providers know if they will be… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted Watch: So close yet so far for grade three college A college in Hertford will be kicking itself this week after Ofsted praised it for “much improvement” since its… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Special Interview: Lord Baker defends UTCs as problems pile up Lord Baker has mounted a robust defence of university technical colleges, despite the growing list of setbacks to befall… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Bitter pay dispute between unions and AoC escalates An argument over pay between unions and the Association of Colleges has worsened, after the latter refused to enter… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Apprenticeship provider’s ban lifted after just two months An apprenticeship provider whose training was branded “not fit for purpose” just two months ago has been allowed to… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 808 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 7d Jessica Hill 7d Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
