Colleges, Reclassification New borrowing rules posing cashflow problems for colleges Rules imposed last year amount to a ‘perfect storm’, FE leaders warn Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y WorldSkills UK Revealed: WorldSkills UK’s 2023 national finals results UK’s best vocational and technical skills talent honoured in Greater Manchester host region Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK: Foundation skills medalists announced The national foundation skills finals ended with the medal ceremony at The Manchester College Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Jo Grady, UCU Grady faces three challengers in bid to lead UCU The top job candidates all work in the university sector Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y T Levels Exclusive DfE claws back two thirds of £10m T Level employer incentive cash Business representatives slam ‘disappointing’ underspend but officials claim some simply rejected the offer Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Multiply, Skills reform Ofsted to assess spending on Sunak’s maths scheme Multiply oversight concerns set to be addressed by education watchdog Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges, RSHE DfE ‘considering’ making sex education compulsory in colleges The move follows calls by MPs in July to extend the provision to post-16 settings Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Exclusive Treasury plans apprenticeship levy restrictions Chancellor wants to act on soaring degree-level apprenticeship spending Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges Seven colleges scoop royal prize for further education ‘Ground-breaking’ college initiatives in space engineering, nuclear and maritime among this year’s Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y News GCSE students set to be given exam aids for one more year It follows Nick Gibb, ex-schools minister, saying there was ‘an expectation’ the support would not be offered this year Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Ofsted Amanda Spielman’s swansong AoC conference speech Ofsted chief inspector delivers her final speech to the colleges sector FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y News FE Commissioner sets apprenticeships and bootcamps targets for colleges Comes amid government concerns that colleges’ share of both markets is too low Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 802 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
