News

Colleges fear enrolment surge could see 20,000 sixth formers go ‘unfunded’

Around 20,000 “unfunded” 16 to 18-year-old students are studying in colleges this year following a surge in enrolments due...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted reveals key findings from FE visits during pandemic

Ofsted has today published a summary of what they found during their first “interim visits” of colleges and training...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE seeks views on ‘undervalued’ level 2 and below quals market

The Department for Education has launched a call for evidence to find out what is “working well” with qualifications...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Birmingham provider drops adult education budget high court fight

The first ever court battle to challenge a failed adult education budget application has been dropped. East Birmingham Community...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College paid £3.5m dividend following Saudi venture exit

A college exploring merger options has used a multi-million-pound exit dividend from an international venture to make a staff...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Lockdown letdown: Union slams decision not to close colleges

A teaching union has accused the government of putting staff and student safety “at risk” by keeping colleges open...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Revealed: The number of bids in ESFA’s traineeships tender

The government’s much-anticipated traineeships tender received 370 bids – a fraction of the number that had been anticipated by...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Pulling together to maintain apprenticeship quality

We are in a stronger position going into this second lockdown, and alongside the challenges there are positive ways...

Billy Camden
JENNIFER COUPLAND
Opinion

Colleges and universities should collaborate not fight a ‘turf war’

David Hughes responds to vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University Edward Peck’s call for ‘applied universities’, not FE Colleges, to...

Billy Camden
DAVID HUGHES