£1.5m emergency funding as Newbury considers merger Cashflow pressure has been eased while the FE Commissioner reviews the college’s long-term future
DfE considers BTEC defunding delay Transition plan to new V Levels set to be published alongside level 3 and below pathways consultation response in ‘a matter of weeks’
Marples handed bill for DfE’s legal costs Million-pound sums highlight how legal action against government is out of reach for most training providers
More digging of foundation apprenticeships needed after just 36 starts 2 of the 7 new foundation standards failed to recruit a single apprentice between August and October
FAB elects Tim Bennett-Hart as next chair He will succeed Charlotte Bosworth on February 10 – and will be joined by Kelle McQuade as vice chair
Employer fears spread over apprenticeship ‘streamlining’ Ministers vow to work ‘intensively with business on the right balance’ as they stress that no decisions have been made ‘yet’
DfE raises stakes in fraudulent apprenticeship funding court fight Officials countersue ex-provider for £800k after alleged unlawful use of skills funding to pay apprentice wages
Revealed: First 93 apprenticeships chosen for assessment reform 40 construction standards also listed for revision but only once a new taskforce irons out specific industry concerns
Eton gets go-ahead to develop 2 of 3 elite sixth forms UTC among 28 of 44 free school proposals canned by DfE