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 News Every adult should get £10,000 for education and training, influential report claims Every adult should get £10,000 for a minimum of two years just to spend on education or training, so long… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Sector welcomes U-turn on qualifications in apprenticeships A major U-turn that should allow mandatory technical qualifications to be included in new apprenticeships had been widely welcomed… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted Watch: Delight for colleges but despair for community learning provider Two colleges rejoiced this week as they stepped up to grade two, but there was no cause for celebration… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofqual to audit awarding organisations amid concerns with provider relationships Ofqual will begin auditing awarding organisations’ on the “control” they have over their individual providers, after finding evidence it… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Pressure mounts on Student Loans Company over learner loan scandal The Student Loans Company is feeling the strain of an FE loans scandal that has left hundreds of learners… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Finalists for 2018 AAC Apprenticeship Awards announced After an overwhelming response to our call for nominations, the shortlist for the inaugural AAC Apprenticeship Awards has been… FE Week Reporter 7y FE Week Reporter 7y News Exclusive Adult education budget climbdown cost £16m The government has had to pump an extra £16 million into the adult education budget to appease a group… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Revealed: the 12 colleges surviving on government bailouts Twelve cash-strapped colleges received secret government bailouts totalling more than £11 million in December. It perhaps demonstrates a significant… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 814 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
