Ex-college principal banned from education Former Hadlow boss to be fined £250k if he breaches agreement with liquidators, while deputy secures ‘confidential’ deal
SEND apprenticeship pilot proving a hit Relaxing of functional skills rules removes barriers for people with learning difficulties
Lauener steps down as NCG chair early for ‘personal reasons’ Ex-ESFA chief will stay on as chair of Student Loans Company and CITB
Fraud and error ‘getting worse’ in FE Majority of £50m funding clawed back last year was from independent training providers
Starts stopped on 18 apprenticeships with no assessment organisation But 60 other standards in the same boat can continue to start apprentices
Functional skills funding uplift brought forward to January 2024 54% increase fast tracked because it is ‘so important’, top apprenticeships civil servant says
Firm that took over Learndirect owes ‘large debt’ to ESFA, liquidators reveal Audit finds ‘ineligible funding claims’
Provider won max national AEB allocation after appeal Portland Training awarded £2.5m in DfE’s controversial tender
Training provider calls it quits after 50 years Key Training locks its doors after failing to renew borrowing facilities