News Don’t ‘reinvent the wheel’ with ethnic minority work review A prominent campaigner for more black and Asian college principals has warned against “reinventing the wheel” — after a… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News TPE review delayed again – this time until July The findings of a hotly anticipated review into technical and professional education (TPE) have been hit by further delays… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Four in five apprentices studying at a level they already have Four out of five people doing level two and three apprenticeships are on a level they have already studied… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Key Saudi deal architect advising commissioner One of the architects of the controversial deal to set colleges up in Saudi Arabia is now an adviser… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News One in three providers threatened with subcontracting ban after failing to follow funding rules The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has written to a third of prime providers, after it was unable to find… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ATA starts confusion reigns: Were there 16,000 or 1,340? There are now more than 50 apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) — but confusion surrounds how many apprentices each one… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Treasury tight-lipped over the size of restructuring fund The Treasury is remaining tight-lipped on the size of the cash pot it has set aside for sector restructuring… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News New city mayors reaffirm their FE commitments Sadiq Khan, the new mayor of London, has spoken out in support of the “neglected” FE sector — telling… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Four more college merger proposals unveiled Four more mergers involving seven FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed this week. Three… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Here we Gove again: Now we’re getting academies for prisons Governors at prisons will get direct power to hire providers for offender learning — as the Justice Secretary Michael Gove… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Leaked minutes expose Manchester area review delay concerns The government is privately worried about the ongoing delays with the Greater Manchester area review – despite skills minister… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Nescot College board learn husband to principal was paid £177,000 [A complaint was received from Sunaina Mann on 31 May, in terms that our Article suggests that Ms Mann… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 807 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 15h Jessica Hill 15h 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 2w Billy Camden 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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
