News Struggling college bailed out by SFA after bank refusal A Warwickshire college in financial dire straits has been bailed out by the Skills Funding Agency, and is now… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News SFA already finding ineligible employer incentives and will ‘strengthen’ funding rules The apprenticeship funding rules will be beefed up to stop inappropriate employer incentives, just two months ahead of the… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Exclusive Film industry education boss lands ‘hand grenade’ assessment job at Institute for Apprenticeships The new deputy director of assessment for the Institute for Apprenticeships, a role likened to “a hand grenade with… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Breaking: Hull College Group chief executive departs after financial mess exposed Hull College Group has announced the departure of its chief executive Gary Warke, bringing to an end weeks of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News First sixth form college converts to academy status today Hereford Sixth Form College has won the race to become the first to convert to academy status. The provider,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News #SaveOurAdultEducation call for loans justice is raised in House of Lords Leading government skills adviser Professor Alison Wolf has added her voice to calls, through FE Week’s #SaveOurAdultEducation campaign, for… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News BREAKING: Ofqual challenges ‘blurred’ responsibilities in apprenticeship programme The government exams watchdog has voiced fears that responsibilities within the current apprenticeship system have become “blurred”. In its… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Parliamentary launch for FE Week’s Save Our Adult Education campaign draws huge support More than 200 passionate supporters of lifelong learning packed-out the official launch of FE Week’s #SaveOurAdultEducation campaign in the… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exam board faces £50,000 Ofqual fine for handling of qualifications fraud case An awarding organisation is facing a fine of £50,000 over its handling of a high-profile case of alleged qualifications… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Former ‘outstanding’ college’s Oftsed rating slumps after first inspection for decade A college that went a decade without being inspected by Ofsted has crashed two grades. Bury College was rated… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Another 100 students left with FE loans and no courses after demise of provider Edudo Another 100 learners appear to have been left with heavy student loans debt but no qualifications to show for… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Manchester merger scrapped by FE Commissioner One of just two mergers recommended in the troubled Manchester area review has been scrapped following intervention by the… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 804 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive 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 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
