Colleges, FE Commissioner

Embattled adult education college under ESFA supervision

DfE to attend Northern College board meetings as uncertainty remains over the college's future

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges, Levelling Up

FE projects win over £75m in levelling up cash

Projects include a new AI campus in Blackpool and a health and social care training school in Somerset

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Four days of strikes confirmed at The Sheffield College after ‘insulting’ pay offer

The UCU says more than 200 members at the college could walk out

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Funding, Skills reform

Just 20 apprenticeships in scope for ‘exceptional’ funding review

The process is being limited to 'ensure affordability and a rapid turnaround'

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
IfATE, T Levels

New T Levels in energy and sustainability on the cards

IfATE confirms it is researching new T Levels and new occupational specialisms in existing T Levels

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Maths

Post-16 maths cash ‘lopsided’ towards schools

AoC analysis finds providers with consistently high numbers of maths students are not being rewarded

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics

Minimum service law would include all FE workers, union warns

Government says it will consult with unions and employers over minimum service levels

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

DfE adds 16 organisations to register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies

His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service is among the new names added to the register

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges, Funding, Skills reform

16-19 base rate to rise by just 2.2% from August 2023

Colleges to receive an extra £100 per head in next academic year

Jason Noble
Jason Noble