Apprenticeships Entrepreneur agrees to settlement over training provider liquidation Terms kept confidential but high-profile businessman claims the deal ‘in no way represents an acceptance of any culpability or… Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w News Colleges trial student exam records sharing app that could ‘save millions’ Year 11s in two areas will receive GCSE results in a new app which will automatically share their data… Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Ofsted Trio of ‘outstanding’ grades for SEND college Orchard Hill College staff hailed for ‘unconditional commitment to helping students achieve their full potential’ Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Colleges, Long read Long read End of the road for Turing? As the future of the post-Brexit Turing programme looks uncertain amid DfE cost cuts, we examine its impact on… Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w News A teaching job in FE… is this some sort of prank? The DfE hopes to tackle FE’s high-vacancy levels through adverts showing teaching in a positive light Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Colleges Capital City College pays out again after disability tribunal Large college group ordered to pay over £62,000 after disability discrimination Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 4w Billy Camden 4w Devolution DfE sorry for councils’ adult skills powers confusion Training will be commissioned by local councils instead of ITPs on the national contract Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w DfE Reports into nearly 200 college and ITP financial probes remain hidden Yet most financial investigations are into FE providers Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Skills reform Adult learner numbers have bombed to post-war levels, says L&W A huge drop in funding began under the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Colleges College silent about exit of principal before Ofsted visit Staff ‘left in the dark’ by ‘ongoing absence’ of Burnley boss Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Colleges Reckless FE leaders must be dealt with in public, says MP The MP for the first college to go insolvent spoke about ‘lessons learned’ from the process in Parliament Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 809 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 4w Billy Camden 4w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
