News College group giant welcomes move to campus level inspection The nation’s largest college group has welcomed a change in how it collects data on learners and it is… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Ofsted accused of waste over inspection for just 7 learners Ofsted has been accused of wasting scarce resources on an inspection that only took into account seven learners. Leicester-based… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Mayors raise concerns over weak adult education budget devolution powers The six regional mayors tasked with overseeing devolution of the adult education budget have met the Department for Education… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Stoke-on-Trent silent on severance pay for job-switch CEO A cash-strapped college will not explain why it paid thousands of pounds in severance to its former chief executive… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Adult education budget used to bail out struggling colleges The adult education budget is being used to cover the cost of emergency handouts to struggling colleges – causing… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News FE commissioner forces merger at Guildford College A financially challenged college is being forced into a merger as it becomes only the second institution to be… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Apprenticeship starts slip further behind as November flops There were just 27,000 apprenticeship starts last November according to figures published by the government this morning, 40 percent… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News FE chartered status membership hits double figures after six years Three new colleges have joined the Chartered Institution for Further Education, bring the total membership into double figures for… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship funding bands set to change Apprenticeship funding bands might be about to change – because employers “do not feel able” to negotiate with providers… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Skills minister: Apprenticeship starts will surge by September The skills minister identified September as the month by which she expects to see a surge in apprenticeship starts,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News AEB underspent by £63 million, minister claims FE providers failed to spend £63 million of the adult education budget during the last academic year alone, the… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Embattled Kensington and Chelsea chair refuses to step down The chair of a London college has vowed to stay on after the FE commissioner cancelled a merger she… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
