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 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Colleges Capital City College pays out again after disability tribunal Large college group ordered to pay over £62,000 after disability discrimination Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo 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 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Adult education DfE sorry for councils’ adult skills powers confusion Training will be commissioned by local councils instead of ITPs on the national contract Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Colleges, Training Providers Reports into nearly 200 college and ITP financial probes remain hidden Yet most financial investigations are into FE providers Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo 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 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Colleges College silent about exit of principal before Ofsted visit Staff ‘left in the dark’ by ‘ongoing absence’ of Burnley boss Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo 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 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Colleges Principal warns of ‘significant redundancies’ amid DfE intervention Cashflow pressures bite at Hampshire college that will impact its 1,000-strong workforce Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Adult education Historic adult education centre in intervention after emergency bailout Mary Ward Settlement had ‘serious’ cash problems and has been ordered to improve Shane Chowen 11mo Shane Chowen 11mo Ofsted London mega college bumped up to ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted ‘Diverse’ New City College commended for ‘thriving’ education across seven campuses Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Colleges ‘Unfair’: Devon college set to axe 65 jobs amid funding shortfall The college says it is facing rising costs and increased competition Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Newer 1 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 10h Josh Mellor 10h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
