Author: Billy Camden

A total of 714 training providers have won contracts in the £650 million non-levy tender – nearly a third of which did not have an apprenticeships allocation last year. The ESFA has released a list of all the winners from the much-anticipated procurement to fund apprenticeships at small employers. It reveals that 714 providers have […]

A survey of civil servants working at the education watchdog shows a surge in approval of Ofsted’s leadership and ability to manage change this year. The 2017 civil service people survey has offered the first glimpse into life at the inspectorate under Amanda Spielman, who took over as chief inspector from Sir Michael Wilshaw in […]

An ‘outstanding’ training provider is facing a significant challenge to survive after it was only awarded a fraction of the funding it said it needed from the non-levy tender debacle. Haddon Training, a private provider based in Wiltshire, has been delivering work-based training in equine, animal care and business services for over 20 years, but […]

Apprenticeship providers in London are the biggest losers from the results of the much anticipated non-levy tender, after FE Week analysis revealed they were only awarded a third of their bid. The ESFA last night informed providers of how much funding for apprenticeships with small employers they will receive from January 2018 to March 2019. […]

With more and more councils introducing travel charges that deter learners from further education, the government has ignored the AoC’s appeal for a review of transport arrangements for post-16 learners with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). FE Week investigates how widespread these charges really are, and considers their impact. Two thirds of county councils […]

Colleges must justify staff who are paid over £150,000 a year, according to the University and College Union, which says oversight is “desperately needed”. Seventy-one college leaders earned salaries of that size or more in 2015/16, according to FE Week analysis of DfE accounting records. This rises to 132 (over two thirds of all colleges) […]

A studio school in Manchester plagued with financial and performance problems since it opened three years ago faces closure, after its schools commissioner admitted turning it around would be a “challenging task” for any new sponsor. The regional schools commissioner, Vicky Beer, has written to everyone involved with the Manchester Creative Studio to inform them […]