News A capital in crisis? Tumbling inspection grades over the last two years have begged the question ‘is London learning?’ Chris Henwood looks at… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Sector in tribute to outgoing chief The retiring head of further education and skills investment at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has told… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Warning over Heseltine’s single funding pot for LEPs Lord Heseltine’s proposal to hand-over the entire skills budget to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) could become a reality with… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News The AELP calls for funding change Independent learning providers are calling for an end to a dual funding system that sees them denied overpayments while… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Provider goes under following ‘clawbacks’ A Liverpool-based provider that trained around 700 learners has gone into administration, putting 70 jobs at risk. Scientiam appointed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeships 16-18 fall hits finances Providers underdelivered on 16 to 18 apprenticeships by more than £61m last year, newly-released Skills Funding Agency figures have… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Survey exposes SFA staff ‘frustration at cuts’ Just one-in-three staff at the Skills Funding Agency believes change is managed well within the organisation, its own survey… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News SFA demands subcontractor deals go online Tough new rules forcing prime contractors to go public with information on their deals with providers are to be… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Merger plan investigated by BIS The proposed merger of two colleges is being investigated over concerns they may not have followed correct procedure, FE… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Alarm as under-19 apprenticeship figures fall The number of under 19 apprenticeships has fallen for the first time in three years — and figures indicate… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sackings protest hits college open day A Union said up to 100 members protested during a Midland college’s open day as a “last resort” over… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Tax campaign taken to Treasury chief at Commons he government has pledged to look into “correcting an anomaly” that sees colleges pay VAT while school sixth forms… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 806 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 Next 3 stories 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 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