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
News

Apprenticeship assessment flexibilities extended

Special measures that have enabled 25,000 apprentices to complete their end-point assessment during the Covid-19 pandemic will be retained...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Revealed: DfE publishes FE Covid guidance for November lockdown

Colleges and training providers should continue to deliver education for 16 to 19-year-olds on site during the new national...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Highbury College appoints permanent chair as merger option explored

A college that has been led by a troubleshooting interim chair for almost a year has appointed a permanent...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden