Grady breached election rule but avoids rerun in UCU ruling Watchdog says ‘simple, human error’ did not give general secretary unfair advantage
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