News Consultation launched on mega-London college merger amid Grenfell opposition A public consultation has been launched on merger plans between two London Colleges, amid mounting opposition from Grenfell Tower… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive ESFA £650m non-levy tender has ‘descended into farce’ The troubled second attempt at an ESFA non-levy apprenticeship funding tender descended into chaos last night as a series… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Serious adult education budget procurement fears for third sector Many charities will lose their direct contracts as a result of the controversial adult education budget procurement process, according… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted to ask FE learners if they feel safe in residential provision Ofsted is asking young people in residential provision at FE colleges if they feel safe and able to raise… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News BREAKING: Non-levy apprenticeship funding tender deadline extended The non-levy apprenticeship funding tender timetable has been “amended” by the Department for Education, and the deadline for submissions… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News EXCLUSIVE: DfE launches £100k tender to independently review complaints against Ofsted The Department for Education has this week started the hunt for an organisation to review complaints made against Ofsted,… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News U-turn welcomed on funding for employees taught outside the workplace Courses for people in employment are once again allowed to use public funding, so long as they are taught… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government outlines single awarding organisation plan for prisons The Ministry of Justice intends to appoint single awarding organisations for seven areas of study, it has announced on the… Gemma Gathercole 8y Gemma Gathercole 8y News Ofsted watch: A quiet summer of good news This week has seen an all-too-rare period of all good news when it comes to Ofsted inspections. The heaviest… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment update: will it be less than £1m or over £30m to ‘wind-down’ AEB? Learndirect’s Adult Education Budget “wind-down” allocation value to July 2018 hangs in the balance, after they failed to tender… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News English and Maths GCSE resit results 2017 Here are the results for all candidates aged 17 and over in the UK who sat GCSE Maths, English… Catherine Murray 8y Catherine Murray 8y News Tens of thousands more students will need to resit English GCSEs Over 40,000 more students may need to resit their English GCSE next year than did this year, after failing… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y Newer 1 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 814 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
