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 9y Billy Camden 9y 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 9y Jude Burke 9y News School funding ‘done rather well’ and it’s cuts to 16-18 that’s the ‘bigger story’ claims Institute for Fiscal Studies Researchers at the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have contrasted cuts to 16-18 funding with “spending shifting towards earlier… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Ethnic minority target for apprenticeship diversity group The government launched the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network this week. One of its key aims will be to increase… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Early years educators shaken by sudden trailblazer shutdown The government has shut down the trailblazer group for early years educator apprenticeships, in a move described by sector… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Colleges welcome new apprenticeship subcontracting rules Colleges are using the new subcontracting rules to regain some of the ground lost to independent training providers accused… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News FE Week launches #SaveOurAdultEducation campaign FE Week is calling on the government to make three key policy changes to #SaveOurAdultEducation as part of a… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: FE college overcomes ‘inadequate’ period An FE college has climbed its way out of being ‘inadequate’ while an adult and community learning provider and… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Leaked briefing document reveals £170 million Institutes of Technology could be with ‘wholly new’ institutions New Institutes of Technology could be based at “wholly new” institutions, not just existing FE providers, a Department for… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Rule change could price assessors out of running apprenticeship exams It might not be financially viable for awarding bodies to run end-point assessment exams, after it emerged that they… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y 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 9y Billy Camden 9y 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 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 854 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 3d Josh Mellor 3d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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