Election 2024 Conservatives manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party confirms plans for 100k more apprenticeships, the new ABS, and a national service at the expense of the… Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Election 2024 Lib Dems manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party plans to review FE funding including college VAT exemption, a widened apprenticeship levy and ‘lifelong skills grants’ of… Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Long read, SEND Investigation The high cost pressures of safety valve deals Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may… Jessica Hill 10mo Jessica Hill 10mo Colleges Students volunteer to support their local communities Colleges took part in loneliness and local sports initiatives as part of volunteers’ week Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Election 2024 Both parties pledge targeted training to cut immigration Labour is claiming it will hold companies to account on training through ‘proper’ workforce plans Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Election 2024 Sunak’s national service plan puts £2.6bn employment training fund at risk The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the fund from 2028 and Labour hasn’t committed to funding it beyond 2025 Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo AEB, Devolution Exclusive Combined authority ‘rewinds’ adult education budget tender after complaints West Yorkshire Combined Authority said it had faced ‘substantial challenges’ to its contract awarding decisions Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Colleges Exclusive Squeezed margins could put more colleges on government notice AoC’s finance guru explains why cash is up but proportion of healthy EBITDAs is down Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK New WorldSkills competition to tackle film and TV shortages WorldSkills UK pledges to launch make up and special effects competition by 2025 Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Apprenticeships, Election 2024 Blueprint for a phased ‘flex and match’ skills levy unveiled L&W plan would allow gradual levy flex while protecting the apprenticeship budget in real terms Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Higher education College drops computing degrees over ‘credibility’ concerns Bradford College becomes first FE college to undergo Office for Students quality investigation Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Colleges Sandwell College announces new principal after eight-month delay This is latest announcement held up by DfE and Treasury approval of principal salaries Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Newer 1 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 Next 3 stories 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 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
