News Exclusive College bankrolls failing schools in new academy trust An ‘outstanding’ FE college is having to bankroll improvements to struggling schools in its new academy trust. Two of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News UTC told to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trust amid ESFA investigation A struggling UTC must join a “strong” multi-academy trust and improve its finances, after reports from a whistleblower prompted an… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted Watch: Tough week for UTCs as two get ‘requires improvement’ University technical colleges have continued to struggle as two more received grade threes this week, while one FE college… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive DfE ‘plain sloppy’ at policing apprenticeship minimum wage adverts Providers on the government’s apprenticeship search site are not being effectively policed to ensure they advertise legal wages –… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Job-switch plan stalls for former Carillion apprentices Efforts to find alternative employers for former Carillion apprentices have stalled, because it’s proving difficult to match them with… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News IfA boss admits fears for tight T-levels timescale The boss of the organisation that will be responsible for T-levels has admitted he has deep concerns at the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News University technical colleges will start recruiting from year 9 Two university technical colleges will start recruiting students a year before the standard starting age of 14 from September, and another… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive HMRC VAT crackdown spreads to subcontracting HMRC has launched a major investigation into subcontracting that could result in tens of millions in fees and fines… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Public accounts committee wants top-slicing action by August The government should publish guidance on how it expects management fees to be applied by August, the public accounts… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News That’s special treatment all right: Accounts committee lays into Learndirect Learndirect was indeed given special treatment because the government considered it too big to fail, the Public Accounts Committee… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News The PAC’s five recommendations following its inquiry into Learndirect The Public Accounts Committee has today published its report into the monitoring, inspection and funding of Learndirect. Members of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News FE Commissioner: “Structural change” could follow £1.4m emergency cash injection The FE Commissioner has warned a college may need “structural change” after it was given £1.4 million in emergency… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Newer 1 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 829 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
