Adult education

DfE sorry for councils’ adult skills powers confusion  

Training will be commissioned by local councils instead of ITPs on the national contract

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, Training Providers

Reports into nearly 200 college and ITP financial probes remain hidden

Yet most financial investigations are into FE providers

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Adult learner numbers have bombed to post-war levels, says L&W

A huge drop in funding began under the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

College silent about exit of principal before Ofsted visit

Staff ‘left in the dark’ by ‘ongoing absence’ of Burnley boss

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Reckless FE leaders must be dealt with in public, says MP

The MP for the first college to go insolvent spoke about ‘lessons learned’ from the process in Parliament

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Principal warns of ‘significant redundancies’ amid DfE intervention

Cashflow pressures bite at Hampshire college that will impact its 1,000-strong workforce

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Adult education

Historic adult education centre in intervention after emergency bailout

Mary Ward Settlement had ‘serious’ cash problems and has been ordered to improve

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

London mega college bumped up to ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted

‘Diverse’ New City College commended for ‘thriving’ education across seven campuses

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

‘Unfair’: Devon college set to axe 65 jobs amid funding shortfall

The college says it is facing rising costs and increased competition

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

FE Commissioner tells ‘inadequate’ college to rebuild reputation

The Cumbrian college is weighing up whether to remain standalone or merge amid falling student numbers

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
FE workforce

Meeting 6.5k pledge will still lead to college teacher shortfall, NAO warns

DfE called out for being unclear on how manifesto recruitment target will be split across education amid rising FE…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
EuroSkills 2025

Team UK for EuroSkills 2025 announced

The UK’s best will head to Herning, Denmark to compete later this year

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen