News Huge expansion of higher education in colleges expected to follow post-18 funding review The Association of Colleges hopes a new review of post-18 education and funding announced by the prime minister will… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Council branded ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted warns of radicalisation risk A local authority in the north-east has plummeted two grades to ‘inadequate’, in an Ofsted report which raised alarms… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: ITP goes straight in with a ‘good’ An independent training provider scored a grade two on its first ever inspection, in a week otherwise characterised by… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Strike dates announced for colleges locked in pay dispute College staff will go on strike over pay and conditions on the last day of February, with some adding… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Anger as apprenticeship providers asked to log off-the-job training Providers will be asked to log apprentices’ off-the-job training hours to prove that the deeply unpopular minimum funding requirement… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News College thrown £3m lifeline ahead of second attempt at merger A cash-strapped college in line for a multi-million pound emergency bailout has announced plans for a make-or-break merger –… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News New ‘campus identifier’ paves way for Ofsted changes in 2019 A new college campus identifier will be introduced into individualised learner records from 2018/19, potentially paving the way for… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofqual’s turn to raise T-level worries The body that regulates qualifications in England has added its voice to fears about the government’s plans for T-levels…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News First college created in 20 years hit with financial notice An FE college that was only instituted in 2014 has been issued with a financial notice to improve, just… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Huge VAT loans let-off after HMRC admits poor guidance Private providers are being let off millions of pounds in unpaid VAT because the tax office gave them bad… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Staff vote to strike over pay at more than a dozen colleges Staff at more than a dozen colleges have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay. Industrial action is due to… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News Apprenticeship levy transfer policy explained The government has explained how employers which pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer funds to other… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y Newer 1 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 808 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 6d Jessica Hill 6d 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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
