News Principal’s £300k salary at £30m college causes furious reaction The leader of a college with an annual turnover of just £30 million was paid almost £300,000 in 2016/17… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Former adviser to two skills ministers blasts apprenticeship levy A former senior advisor to two previous skills ministers is the latest figure in FE to insist the levy… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Staff at two West Yorkshire colleges balloted on strike action UPDATE: UCU staff members at Bradford College have today (May 3) voted to strike. The result for Kirklees College… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Former ESFA boss Peter Lauener to chair CITB Peter Lauener is taking on yet another job next month, this time as chair of the Construction Industry Training… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Revealed: The colleges and local authorities allowed to keep £5m for courses that did not take place Over £5 million in adult education budget funding was paid to 86 colleges and local authorities last year for… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Barnfield College placed in administered status following ‘serious decline’ in financial health The skills minister has imposed administered status on a cash-strapped college in Luton, due to the “significant” financial challenges… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Providers told to declare subcontracting fees by late April The Education and Skills Funding Agency has finally sent providers long-delayed templates to let them declare their subcontracting fees…. Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ESFA to ‘review’ rules on subcontracting fees and charges Subcontracting fees and charges will be reviewed to ensure government funding is being used for “recognised costs”, the Education… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Principal resigns after Ofsted brands Moulton College ‘unsafe’ The principal of a Northamptonshire college has resigned after it was labelled “unsafe” by Ofsted in a damning grade… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Repayments deferred to next April for loans scandal victims Debt repayments from hundreds of victims of an FE loans scandal have been deferred for another 12 months. FE… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Carole Stott to step down as WorldSkills UK chair Carole Stott will step down as chair of WorldSkills UK in the autumn, after more than five years in… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Third early monitoring report a success – but provider targeted isn’t ‘new’ to apprenticeships Ofsted’s third early monitoring visit to a new levy-funded apprenticeship provider has uncovered a “clear focus” on delivering high-quality… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 Long read 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
