News

ESFA reveals major cashflow problems at mega-college in Nottingham

A mega-college in Nottingham has been placed in formal FE Commissioner intervention after hitting “serious cashflow pressures”. The Education...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Gavin Williamson’s speech on lifting FE’s ‘potential’ through the white paper: The full text

The education secretary has promised that the imminent FE white paper will bring an “end to getting a qualification...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College commission calls on DfE to force principals into multi-academy trust style accountability structures

New legislation should force all colleges to be part of “networks” that could follow similar accountability structures as multi-academy...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Further glitches in T Level rollout

An update to the official list of T Level providers this week reveals several colleges cancelled courses scheduled for...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Mass Covid testing ‘a game changer’ for colleges

Rapid mass coronavirus testing has been hailed as a potential “game changer” for keeping campuses open and courses running,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Revealed: Six members appointed to DfE’s skills and productivity board

Six “leading skills and labour market economists” have today been appointed to the Department for Education’s new skills and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE to move army of cost-cutting advisers into FE

Ministers are drawing up plans to extend a controversial cost-cutting advice scheme for schools into the FE sector. According...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Higher education admissions process set for radical shake-up

The government is set to move closer to meeting a manifesto commitment to reform the higher education admissions process....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Reforming admissions offers opportunity to achieve parity between HE, FE and apprenticeships

A plan of action by UCAS could significantly level the playing field for HE, FE and apprenticeships, writes John...

Billy Camden
JOHN COPE