Colleges City of Wolverhampton College announces new principal after financial turnaround Comes shortly after the college exited long-running government intervention Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Inclusion, Ofsted Specialist arts college strikes the right chord with Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Inspectors said the college empowers young adults with special needs to progress into the world of work Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Politics Conservatives manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party confirms plans for 100k more apprenticeships, the new ABS, and a national service at the expense of the… Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics Lib Dems manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party plans to review FE funding including college VAT exemption, a widened apprenticeship levy and ‘lifelong skills grants’ of… Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Inclusion, Long read Investigation The high cost pressures of safety valve deals Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Colleges Students volunteer to support their local communities Colleges took part in loneliness and local sports initiatives as part of volunteers’ week Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Politics Both parties pledge targeted training to cut immigration Labour is claiming it will hold companies to account on training through ‘proper’ workforce plans Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Politics Sunak’s national service plan puts £2.6bn employment training fund at risk The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the fund from 2028 and Labour hasn’t committed to funding it beyond 2025 Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Adult education Exclusive Combined authority ‘rewinds’ adult education budget tender after complaints West Yorkshire Combined Authority said it had faced ‘substantial challenges’ to its contract awarding decisions Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges Exclusive Squeezed margins could put more colleges on government notice AoC’s finance guru explains why cash is up but proportion of healthy EBITDAs is down Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK New WorldSkills competition to tackle film and TV shortages WorldSkills UK pledges to launch make up and special effects competition by 2025 Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships Blueprint for a phased ‘flex and match’ skills levy unveiled L&W plan would allow gradual levy flex while protecting the apprenticeship budget in real terms Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 850 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
