News Problems with SFA salary info Two colleges have told how Skills Funding Agency accounts showing what they spent on salary for the post of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Lib Dems join apprenticeship numbers race with pledge to double number of businesses with apprentices The Liberal Democrats have joined the apprenticeship numbers race, matching Tory plans to create 3m starts in the next… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Councils fail to promote sector’s SEN provision Councils are facing a call to better promote FE provision for learners with special educational needs (SEN) after a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Your FE & skills General Election questions answered — part three: Liberal Democrats The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all come in for grilling with a host of questions from… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Birmingham Met to axe up to 250 jobs As many as 250 jobs are set to be axed at Birmingham Metropolitan College — a move branded “catastrophic”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Your FE & skills General Election questions answered — part two: Labour The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all come in for grilling with a host of questions from… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Your FE & skills General Election questions answered — part one: The Conservatives The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all come in for grilling with a host of questions from… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College governors’ code updated with ‘clearer and shorter’ guidance on financial risk management The Association of Colleges (AoC) took on board more than 160 consultation responses before updating its new code of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Lib Dems pledge 16 to 19 funding boost in budget protection plan Funding for 16 to 19-year-olds would receive a boost under Liberal Democrat plans to budget for rising learner numbers,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Second groundbreaking UTC to shut as student numbers fail to increase and Ofsted sees lack of improvement Student numbers, financial challenges, staffing capacity and a second consecutive Ofsted inspection blow were said to be behind plans… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News UTCs, apprenticeships and destination data central to Tory manifesto plans for FE The Conservatives will put a University Technical College (UTC) “within reach of every city” and increase the use of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Bogus United Nations invoice caught by eagle-eyed staff Providers have been warned to be vigilant after another attempted scam hit the sector. Andy Cole (pictured), principal of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 803 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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
