Mayors in spending panic to beat £2.6bn skills cash deadline Some regions have lost out on millions after failing to spend fast enough in the scheme’s earlier years
Ofsted’s website shows FE sub-judgments for first time The move comes four months after the watchdog made the same change to schools’ profiles
BTEC review terms kept secret despite transparency pleas Publishing the terms of its review could have a ‘corrosive’ effect on good government, the DfE argues
Private provider’s bankruptcy leaves north east IoT £3m out of pocket The DfE and liquidators are staying tight-lipped over whether high-tech equipment is recoverable
College ‘auto-enrols’ students on voting register The scheme hopes to improve low turnouts of young voters
DfE advertises for Skills England permanent chair and board Up to £25k on offer to successful candidate for 20 days’ work a year
Leeds FE ‘capacity crisis’ risks leaving poorest behind A local college leader says the DfE should redirect “unused” capital funds to where they are most needed
Moulton College exits financial intervention after seven years College celebrates “turnaround that very few thought possible”