Colleges

Annual accounts blackout remains at five colleges

Deadline for publication was January 31. Here’s why a handful are still yet to surface

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Higher education

Revealed: UCAS’ points plan for apprenticeships

Higher education admissions body UCAS reveals how many UCAS points level 3 apprenticeships will be worth

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Probe finds ‘funding irregularities’ in huge salary of Weston’s ex-principal

The college’s longstanding chair has now stepped aside amid ESFA intervention into retired boss Sir Paul Phillips’ pay

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Election 2024

Election 2024: What does it mean for FE and skills?

Rishi Sunak announces poll will be held on Thursday July 4

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen and Freddie Whittaker
Exams, Ofqual

Price of exams soar above inflation in 2024

General qualifications rise 6.4% while VTQs increase 5.5%

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
AI, Colleges

Ministers plan to appoint edtech evidence checkers

Experts to scrutinise classroom impact of technology tools as part of new AI training package for teachers worth up…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


ABS, Skills reform

Maths to 18: MPs want financial literacy alternative to GCSE resits

Education committee urges ministers to ‘prioritise’ financial education in post-16 maths

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Election 2024

AoC delays FE teacher pay recommendation for second year in a row 

FE pay deal could take ‘months’ as AoC waits for schoolteacher pay report

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Employment, Skills bootcamps

Skills bootcamps can help fill immigration shortages, says DWP

Work and Pensions minister plans to better target short training scheme at high vacancy sectors

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Employers renew calls for youth ‘apprenticeship guarantee’ 

The idea was first proposed by government in 2009 and resurfaced in 2020 before being quickly dropped

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Bootcamps, Ofsted, Skills reform

US ed tech giant exits bootcamps after raking in £5m

Struggling firm leaves UK training ‘in the best interest of students’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Inclusion, Long read, Students

From veterans to refugees: City Lit’s silent revolution in deaf education

For more than a century, London’s City Lit has been a global beacon of hope and empowerment for deaf…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill

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Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read
Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen