News Twelve providers now have chartered status A twelfth provider has achieved FE chartered status: Manchester’s Mantra Learning. The floodgates have seemingly started to open at… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News AAC2018: Some apprentices might not have an end-point assessor this year, IfA admits A “very small number” of apprentices could reach the end of their course in the next year without an… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Damian Hinds casts doubt on Anne Milton’s FE funding review The review into FE funding announced just two days ago by the skills minister might not actually go ahead… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Consultation launches on post-18 education and funding review The government’s consultation on its review of Post-18 education and funding has launched today, to close on May 2. It… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News DfE announces which providers will be protected from AEB devolution The providers that will be protected from adult education budget devolution have been announced. Certain providers will continue to… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Anne Milton announces FE funding review The government is launching a review into how the current system of funding for FE meets the costs of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Lambeth College and LSBU merger is back on A merger between a cash-strapped London college and a nearby university will be going ahead after all – even… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News NHS trusts will use levy cash much faster than other employers, research finds The majority of NHS trusts in England will spend their apprenticeship levy at a faster rate than other employers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted Watch: Five providers improve to grade ‘good’ It was mostly a week of celebration for FE providers, as five rose to ‘good’ Ofsted ratings. Two of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Subcontracting changes blamed for West Notts College job cuts The largest college provider of apprenticeships in 2016/17 will have to cut more than 100 jobs in an effort… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive DfE backs HMRC’s crackdown on VAT in subcontracting The Department for Education is backing HMRC’s decision to collect VAT on subcontracting management fees. The tax office has… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive 20% subcontracting cap guidance already in trouble A new best-practice threshold for a 20-per-cent limit on subcontracting management fees has already been undermined, after multiple colleges… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 805 Older Must read 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 2d Billy Camden 2d 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
