AoC raises college staff pay recommendation – but only to 2.25% The recommendation is well below the call from unions for a 10% rise
Controversy as Liverpool City Region hands adult education budget contracts to ‘out-of-area’ providers 16 providers won procured contracts in the Liverpool City Region’s latest AEB tender
Who’s deciding the future of BTECs? Secrecy surrounds DfE’s ‘independent assessors’ Transparency demanded as DfE refuses to publish details
City and Guilds-owned apprenticeship provider falls two Ofsted grades Gen2 is no longer ‘outstanding’ after a decade without inspection
DfE reveals plan for three-way merger to secure survival of cash-strapped Southampton college The proposal forms the outcome of the DfE’s long-awaited City-wide Solution project Southampton
Colleges call for emergency government funding to boost staff pay The DfE is also being asked to review FE policies to reduce financial risks
Investigation ‘inconclusive’ on Covid-related death of lecturer but college did break health and safety laws No reasonable evidence linking virus exposure within the workplace, Health and Safety Executive concludes
Principal under investigation given £75k for loss of office He lost his job after an audit revealed £5m worth of overclaimed funding
Clawback disputes and ‘frustratingly slow’ ESFA reviews delay accounts for 4 colleges One college has now failed to publish financial statements for the previous three years