News Concerns raised about the quality of maths centres for excellence The government has insisted “quality” was a factor in choosing 21 colleges to share £40 million funding as maths… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Have hopes for the new national colleges been derailed? Nearly three years ago the government pledged to create five national colleges that would train more than 20,000 students… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News DfE wastes £2.3m on UTCs and studio schools that never opened The Department for Education has wasted more than £2.3 million over the last five years on studio schools, UTCs… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Revealed: 37 colleges and providers chosen for first wave of Taking Teaching Further funding The first colleges to train 80 industry experts as teachers for part of the £5 million Taking Teaching Further… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Multi-academy trust backs chair embroiled in 3aaa police probe An expanding academy trust is backing its chair despite the government referring his giant private training provider to the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Major subcontractor heavily criticised in ‘insufficient’ Ofsted monitoring visit report A major subcontractor has been heavily criticised in a new apprenticeship provider Ofsted monitoring visit report that found it… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive DfE refers 3aaa to police following investigation The Department for Education has referred Aspire Achieve Advance to the police following its investigation into the crisis-hit provider…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News FE Commissioner report reveals ‘cash crisis’ and falling achievement at Northumberland College Northumberland College has undergone a “cash flow crisis” and could see its finances plummet further, according to an intervention… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Apprenticeship giant 3aaa put into administration Crisis-hit Aspire Achieve Advance has gone into administration – putting 500 jobs and the future of 4,500 apprentices at… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Scrap UTC 14-19 model, says former schools minister in latest damning report A former schools minister has called for the admission age at university technical colleges to change to 16, after… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Parliamentary petition launched calling for sustainable college funding A new parliamentary petition calling for college funding to be increased to “sustainable levels” has been launched today. Its… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News We need more core funding not ‘initiative mania’, sector leaders tell MPs Sector leaders have made an impassioned plea to MPs for the government to “stop the initiative mania” and focus… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 842 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
