Colleges return to public sector, ONS announces The decision ends a decade of colleges’ private sector status and could come with a host of new controls from central government
NCFE acquires health and leisure awarding organisation Active IQ has been bought by NCFE but will continue to operate as a distinct brand
Looking for FE funding solutions? Politicians don’t appear to have any Politicians from both sides of the aisle presented a ‘back to the future’ vision for FE and skills at the AoC conference this week, writes Tom Bewick
Autumn statement: silence on skills funding ‘criminal’ Jeremy Hunt announced billions for schools but no extra funding for further education or skills in his autumn statement today
Colleges to retain reserves if reclassified A review to decide if colleges are part of the public sector is due to report by the end of this month
Council’s main adult education provider closes suddenly The adult education charity had served more than 30,000 students in ten years, but ‘trading conditions’ forced trustees to close it today
Covid fraud hit £5m and 6 more ESFA accounts findings High profile Covid measures, like the apprenticeship incentive payments, were flagged as a high risk for fraud
AoC chickens out of vegetarian-only menu at annual conference There was some backlash after the association announced a vegetarian menu at its two-day conference this year to reduce carbon emissions
‘Amazing’: WEA awards winners celebrated at House of Lords ‘The bravest things you see are adults stepping back into a community venue to learn something new’ said WEA’s CEO Simon Parkinson