News Keegan to get her own camera person (on £50k a year) DfE is recruiting a videographer to film regular content of the education secretary for her social media channels Amy Walker 4w Amy Walker 4w News Frank McLoughlin to chair ETF The former principal will succeed Peter Latchford in January Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Apprenticeships, Colleges, Subcontracting FE faces ‘double edged sword’ as Procurement Act hikes risk of litigation Experts warn of subcontracting trouble Joshua Stein 4w Joshua Stein 4w Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted grades changed for 5 FE providers last year after challenges Complaints about FE inspections have also doubled since 2018 Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w News Exclusive College’s traineeship learners worked illegal hours, DfE audit finds ‘Substantial’ clawback on the cards after security and rail trainee debacle revealed Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Colleges Exclusive Ex-college principal banned from education Former Hadlow boss to be fined £250k if he breaches agreement with liquidators, while deputy secures ‘confidential’ deal Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Colleges College enrolment: Influx of resitters and 16-19s as HE and adults drop We look at the latest data for 2023/24 Joshua Stein 4w Joshua Stein 4w Skills bootcamps Exclusive ‘Risk averse’ colleges avoid skills bootcamps Two-thirds haven’t touched the flagship government programme yet, data suggests Joshua Stein 4w Joshua Stein 4w social mobility College principal confirmed as permanent Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis has been interim chair since Katharine Birbalsingh resigned in January Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w LSIPs Revealed: Colleges scoop £165m local skills improvement fund DfE green lights employer-backed skills projects led by colleges Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Colleges, strike, UCU Half of colleges set to strike abandon action 15 colleges still plan to hit the picket line next week Joshua Stein 4w Joshua Stein 4w Adult education, Training Providers Exclusive ‘Non-evaluators’ downgraded AEB tender score, LCG claim Fresh allegations emerge following ‘voluntary disclosure’ of AEB procurement documents Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 731 Older Must read Politics Fears of even more FE budget cuts after autumn statement Spending on non-protected government budgets, like further education, at risk due to spending on tax cuts, according to analysts Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Exclusive OBR forecast hikes apprenticeship levy intake to £4bn next year Gap between levy receipts and public spending distribution becomes ‘gaping chasm’ Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Ofqual, Ofsted Exclusive Ofqual investigation ‘made me feel like a criminal’ Apprenticeship assessment firm exits market after regulator’s audit left owner feeling suicidal Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Next 3 resources News Autumn statement: £50m pilot for ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Apprentice minimum wage rises, while talks over levy restrictions continue Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Long read Long read Too few workers leaves childcare ‘revolution’ in peril The early years sector is facing debilitating staff shortages. Jessica Hill speaks to sector leaders about how reforms to… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w BTECs, Skills reform, T Levels 155,000 young people to ‘fall through the gap’ left by BTECs, report warns ‘Desperate’ ministers also accused of misusing data to overstate performance of T Levels Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden 3mo
