Colleges City of Wolverhampton College announces new principal after financial turnaround Comes shortly after the college exited long-running government intervention Josh Mellor 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Ofsted, SEND Specialist arts college strikes the right chord with Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Inspectors said the college empowers young adults with special needs to progress into the world of work Josh Mellor 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Election 2024 Conservatives manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party confirms plans for 100k more apprenticeships, the new ABS, and a national service at the expense of the… Billy Camden 12mo Billy Camden 12mo Election 2024 Lib Dems manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party plans to review FE funding including college VAT exemption, a widened apprenticeship levy and ‘lifelong skills grants’ of… Josh Mellor 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Long read, SEND Investigation The high cost pressures of safety valve deals Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may… Jessica Hill 12mo Jessica Hill 12mo Colleges Students volunteer to support their local communities Colleges took part in loneliness and local sports initiatives as part of volunteers’ week Anviksha Patel 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo Election 2024 Both parties pledge targeted training to cut immigration Labour is claiming it will hold companies to account on training through ‘proper’ workforce plans Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Election 2024 Sunak’s national service plan puts £2.6bn employment training fund at risk The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the fund from 2028 and Labour hasn’t committed to funding it beyond 2025 Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y AEB, Devolution Exclusive Combined authority ‘rewinds’ adult education budget tender after complaints West Yorkshire Combined Authority said it had faced ‘substantial challenges’ to its contract awarding decisions Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges Exclusive Squeezed margins could put more colleges on government notice AoC’s finance guru explains why cash is up but proportion of healthy EBITDAs is down Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK New WorldSkills competition to tackle film and TV shortages WorldSkills UK pledges to launch make up and special effects competition by 2025 Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Apprenticeships, Election 2024 Blueprint for a phased ‘flex and match’ skills levy unveiled L&W plan would allow gradual levy flex while protecting the apprenticeship budget in real terms Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 811 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
