News

Government urged to let adults return to class before September

FE sector membership bodies have joined forces to urge the education secretary to let adults return to training before...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College intervention regime resumes as AoC calls for post-Covid FE Commissioner ‘rethink’

The Association of Colleges is calling for a post-Covid-19 “rethink” of the sector’s intervention regime as the FE Commissioner...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

SPONSORED: Key workers and award winners highlight the power of BTEC

On 25th June, we celebrated the outstanding achievements of learners, teachers, schools, colleges, training providers and employers in the...

Billy Camden
CINDY RAMPERSAUD
News

Ofsted to resume visits in September with published reports but no grades

Ofsted will start visiting colleges and training providers again from September – with letters about what the inspectors found...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Provider shuts its doors to hundreds of young engineering apprentices

A training provider has laid off all 30 staff and shut its door to hundreds of young engineering apprentices,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE to pay employers £750 for every T-level industry placement

Employers will be offered cash incentives of up to £750 per student on a T-level industry placement from September,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Greater London Authority admin for adult education rises to nearly £5m

The cost of managing and administering the adult education budget for the Greater London Authority has shot up to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE publish guidance on fully opening FE to young people and adults from September

The Department for Education has this morning published guidance on what FE colleges and providers will “need to do”...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Answering the call for digital skills excellence

With the government setting out its plans for infrastructure investment and skills, we need to better prepare for a...

Billy Camden
NEIL BENTLEY-GOCKMANN