AEB

National AEB contract allocations revealed

15 providers awarded max amounts – including 3 judged Ofsted ‘requires improvement’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Strikes

National college strike ballot opens

Two in three staff warn they will quit without big pay rise

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, RAAC

RAAC: No colleges forced to delay start of term, says AoC

Confirmed cases of some colleges with dangerous concrete, but no ‘significant’ closures

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted ‘outstanding’ hat-trick for Premier League apprenticeship provider

‘Ambitious’ Football Association Premier League Limited praised for ‘high expectations’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
WorldSkills

EuroSkills 2023: Well wishes pour out for Team UK ahead of Poland competition

Team UK’s 20 competitors will compete in Gdańsk next week

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
FE Commissioner

Three new deputy FE commissioners join Legrave 

Former college principals are among the appointees

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein


Colleges, Teaching

8 key findings from DfE’s first FE workforce data release

The stats were promised in the Skills for Jobs white paper

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

ESFA intervenes as Leicestershire college group hits ‘serious cashflow pressures’

FE Commissioner to visit SMB Group due to ‘heighted risk’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
News

David Johnston appointed children’s minister as Coutinho promoted

He becomes the seventh minister to oversee the important SEND reforms

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Training sector pays tribute to ‘big character’ Gareth Phillips

The former EDI PLC, People 1st and Vistar Qualifications boss has passed away

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Lifelong Learning

Lifelong loan entitlement faces ‘significant’ timescale challenges, warns DfE perm sec

The programme will undergo further assessment next year, Susan Acland-Hood has ordered

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
AEB, ESFA

‘Automatic suspension’ on national AEB contracts lifted amid legal challenge

Several contracts weren’t issued when they were supposed to, FE Week understands

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

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
Billy Camden and Frances Read
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
Billy Camden
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen