News City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges set to merge in August City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced that they plan to “merge” from August next year. But… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Sector leaders welcome damning Public Accounts Committee findings on area reviews and FE finances Sector leaders have welcomed then findings of a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report that raised grave concerns over… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Skills Funding Letter reveals that co-funding in workplace will be removed from 2016/17 Skills Minister Nick Boles has revealed in the Skills Funding Letter that co-funding in the workplace will be removed… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Serious doubts over ‘haphazard’ post-16 area reviews raised in Public Accounts Committee report Post-16 education and training area reviews have come in for heavy criticism in a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC)… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Weymouth College jumps from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ Weymouth College has jumped from an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ following intervention from the FE Commissioner. The latest… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Two-month delay for confirmation of nationwide qualification achievement rates The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has confirmed that publication of the next round of nationwide qualification achievement rates will… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Second wave of invitations to tender published for delayed ESF contracts The second wave of invitations to tender for long-awaited European Social Fund (ESF) cash — this time totalling £16.2m… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Festive wishes and New Year hopes What a year it has been for FE and skills. Over the past 12 months we’ve had a General… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Mixed reaction to lifting of traineeship restriction The removal of rules allowing only providers rated outstanding or good by Ofsted to get lead contracts for traineeships… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Apprenticeship frameworks cut-off scrapped The government has scrapped plans to stop funding apprenticeship frameworks after 2017/18. The cut-off, that would ensure providers were… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Public Accounts Committee will report on FE finances on December 16 The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will publish the results of its inquiry into the financial state… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News New interim principal to take charge at troubled City College Coventry in New Year A new interim principal will take the reins at troubled City College Coventry early next month. Dr Elaine McMahon… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 804 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
