News Mucklow tackles AEB devolution as director roles change at ESFA The director of Young People and former sixth-form college commissioner has been given the mammoth task of devolving the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Fresh round of redundancies at Learndirect as funding dries up Learndirect Ltd appears to be on the brink of collapse, after a fresh round of redundancies belied the fact… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Special investigation: Why are colleges turning their backs on traineeships? Colleges delivered less than a quarter of traineeships last year and nearly half across the country had no starts… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News UCU blasts 10% pay rises for ‘greedy’ college principals College principals have been lambasted as “greedy and hopelessly out of touch” by the University and College Union, after… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive People 1st collapses, stunning the FE sector People 1st, once a major sector skills council and a key player in the apprenticeship reforms, has entered administration,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship payments system breakdown finally ‘resolved’ The government claims to have finally fixed its malfunctioning apprenticeship payments reporting system, more than two weeks after it… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Minister supports FE representation at Office for Students The universities minister has backed FE representation on the board of the new regulatory body for higher education. Sam… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Subcontracting fees will finally be published in June The government will publish subcontracting fees for providers across the country in June, the education minister Nadhim Zahawi has… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Hull College Group backs embattled chief executive in bitter redundancy row UPDATE: UCU members at the Hull College Group will walk out on strike tomorrow (May 9) over plans to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Leo Shapiro steps down as OCR chief executive Leo Shapiro, the chief executive of major awarding organisation OCR, has stepped down after less than two years in… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Isle of Wight studio school on the brink of closure Another studio school that has severely struggled with recruitment has agreed to close “in principle”. Plans to shut the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Principal departs cash-strapped Barnfield College The principal of a cash-strapped college recently forced to seek government bailouts has stepped down just a month after… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
