News BREAKING: London area review reports and recommendations published This afternoon the Department for Education published the reports and recommendations for the four London reviews in the area… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Principal racked up £60k bill on overseas trips A former principal spent more than £60,000 on worldwide recruitment trips but it’s unclear if he managed to persuade… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted could re-inspect after QAR loophole crackdown Ofsted could re-inspect providers for questionable achievement rates that have come to light following a recent Skills Funding Agency… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News ‘Baker clause’ will force hostile schools to open doors to FE Lord Baker has won a major concession in the House of Lords which will force all schools to give… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government tight-lipped over second allocation window for register of apprenticeship training providers The government is remaining tight-lipped over whether results of a surprise second allocation window for the register of apprenticeship… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News New jobs dashboard allows providers to explore local employment and skills needs Do you know where the work is? What are employers in your local area looking for? How can you… Vik Bassi 8y Vik Bassi 8y News Consultation questions future of construction industry training boards after apprenticeship levy launch The government has launched a consultation questioning the future role of construction industry training boards and their own employer… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Halfon launches new Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network A new Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network was launched by skills minister Robert Halfon this morning. The organisation, chaired by… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Employers blasted for ignoring apprenticeships they developed Employers including the private healthcare giant Bupa have been criticised for not employing anyone on apprenticeships they developed, after… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: week of two halves for FE providers In a week of two halves, a private training provider plummeted from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ in one of Ofsted’s… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Government wants £140k-a-year director to oversee area reviews The government is on the hunt for a permanent director to run its transaction unit following the area reviews… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Learners plead with government to end loan misery after provider collapse Distressed learners left in the lurch when their training provider mysteriously went bust have pleaded with the government to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 817 Older Must read community cohesion Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 7h Jessica Hill 7h 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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
