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23 April 2026

Revealed: The 17 FE projects to share £57m Skills for Londoners Capital Fund

The Mayor of London has today revealed the FE projects that will share £57.6 million to spend on improving training facilities and equipment, as part of the second round of the Skills for Londoners Capital Fund. Seventeen providers, nine of which are colleges, will benefit from funding of between £150,000 and £10 million. The Greater […]

Apprenticeship pay and satisfaction surveys delayed and incur more costs

Two flagship apprenticeship surveys have had their publication date delayed by six months and will incur additional costs to the Department for Education. The Apprenticeship Evaluation and Pay Surveys 2018, comprising the Apprenticeship Evaluation Survey (AEvS) and Apprenticeship Pay Survey (APS), will not be released to the public until mid-October. This is because the supplier, […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 278

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Yiannis Koursis, Principal and chief executive, Barnsley College Start date: April 2019 Previous job: Interim principal, Barnsley College Interesting fact: He was a yachtmaster at the age of 17. Darrell DeSouza, Group Principal and chief executive, Harrow College Uxbridge College Start date: August 2019 Previous job: […]

ESFA takes control of investigation into Hadlow’s former deputy principal

An investigation initiated by the Hadlow Group’s board into their former deputy principal has been taken over by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. A spokesperson for the embattled group said the board is “co-operating with the ESFA” and “working closely with the agency to ensure the outcome is fair, proportionate and holds individuals to […]

Ofsted watch: New apprenticeship provider censured in otherwise strong showing by FE

A new apprenticeship provider has been heavily criticised for not monitoring its subcontracted provision in what was otherwise a strong show in this week’s run of Ofsted reports. Piper Training Ltd, the training arm of the Building Engineering Services Association, received three ‘insufficient progress’ ratings from the watchdog in its first monitoring visit since it […]

AoC ‘disappointed’ local sustainability reviews won’t include schools

The Association of Colleges has criticised the Department for Education’s new local area reviews for not including small “non-viable” school sixth forms. Under the reviews, announced on Monday, FE Commissioner Richard Atkins (pictured) will provide “a flexible intervention that can make recommendations on the best way of achieving long-term sustainable provision” in the local area. […]

Select committee chair and skills minister clash over Spending Review strategy

The skills minister and the chair of the education select committee were at loggerheads this morning after Anne Milton refused to say how much extra FE funding she is requesting from the Treasury. Committee chair Robert Halfon argued that education ministers would be more likely to win over the Treasury if they were openly campaigning […]