Civil servant duo to lead Office for Students Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne hired as job sharing chief executives
DfE gives 3-year commitment to looked-after children Pupil premium plus post-16 to receive £41.5 million over three years
Richmond residential college in cash crisis Adult residential college strained from large clawbacks, funding cuts and unsold property
ESOL results crash at under-fire Sheffield College Achievement rates for level 1 regulated provision tanked by over 50 percentage points in a year
Match post-16 pupil premium plus funding with school rate, pilot leads say Councils urge for more equitable funding after research finds postcode lottery
Civil servants raced to beat their own level 7 apprenticeship deadline ‘Contradictory’ government behaviour contributed to level 7 starts rush before funding ended in January
First FE provider to receive Ofsted’s lowest new grade Adult care apprenticeship provider rated ‘urgent improvement’ due to 20% achievement rate
Population-spiked colleges scrabble for cash ahead of real-terms funding cut Real-terms base rate cut of 0.5% could force principals to reevaluate provision and staff pay
FE teacher pay gap with schools hits 15-year high Funding pressures leave colleges struggling to recruit teachers as student numbers surge