News Ofsted Watch: First inspection since merger produces ‘good’ result A college inspected for the first time since a merger was rated ‘good’ in a week that saw local… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News College group giant welcomes move to campus level inspection The nation’s largest college group has welcomed a change in how it collects data on learners and it is… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Ofsted accused of waste over inspection for just 7 learners Ofsted has been accused of wasting scarce resources on an inspection that only took into account seven learners. Leicester-based… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Mayors raise concerns over weak adult education budget devolution powers The six regional mayors tasked with overseeing devolution of the adult education budget have met the Department for Education… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Stoke-on-Trent silent on severance pay for job-switch CEO A cash-strapped college will not explain why it paid thousands of pounds in severance to its former chief executive… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Adult education budget used to bail out struggling colleges The adult education budget is being used to cover the cost of emergency handouts to struggling colleges – causing… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News FE commissioner forces merger at Guildford College A financially challenged college is being forced into a merger as it becomes only the second institution to be… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Apprenticeship starts slip further behind as November flops There were just 27,000 apprenticeship starts last November according to figures published by the government this morning, 40 percent… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News FE chartered status membership hits double figures after six years Three new colleges have joined the Chartered Institution for Further Education, bring the total membership into double figures for… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Apprenticeship funding bands set to change Apprenticeship funding bands might be about to change – because employers “do not feel able” to negotiate with providers… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Skills minister: Apprenticeship starts will surge by September The skills minister identified September as the month by which she expects to see a surge in apprenticeship starts,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News AEB underspent by £63 million, minister claims FE providers failed to spend £63 million of the adult education budget during the last academic year alone, the… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y Newer 1 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 805 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
