Colleges

Burnham boosts cash to solve FE capacity crisis 

Projections suggest thousands of extra places will be needed for 17 and 18-year-olds in the next three years

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Josh Mellor
Adult education

Hasta la Prevista as training provider suffers liquidation

The company was sold to an employee ownership trust four years ago

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Josh Mellor
Adult education

Bootcamp job interviews treated as ‘tick-box’ exercise, third year participants say

Evaluation does however show ‘encouraging’ improvements in the programme

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Josh Mellor
Spending Review 2025

IFS: ‘Intense pressure’ to come for further education budgets

The government faces tough choices about how to spread likely funding reductions

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Josh Mellor
skills

Days of DfE adult ed procurement could be over

The department hasn’t ruled out taking an ‘alternative commissioning approach’ to the current contract

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Josh Mellor
16-19

Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’

Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, Training Providers

Acland-Hood: I was wrong about our FE probe policy 

The DfE still hasn't released the findings of hundreds of investigations into FE providers

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

L2 admin assistant standard awaiting ed sec funding approval

Its trailblazer group is hoping for approval by the new academic year

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Josh Mellor
Colleges

Liverpool college repays DfE after investigators find ‘inaccurate’ funding claims

The college said the issues stem from the ‘complex’ apprenticeship system and remote working during the pandemic

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor