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
recruitment

DfE perm sec cannot explain 6.5k teacher recruitment pledge

Colleges still in the dark over promised share of new teachers

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Tough immigration talk ‘but no plan for ESOL’  

Language teachers hit out at 'mismatch between rhetoric and rules versus reality on the ground'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Labour won’t release brake on car mechanic lecturer plan

Challenges in getting Labour government to fund lecturer pilots, scheme developers say

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
DfE

Reports into nearly 200 college and ITP financial probes remain hidden

Yet most financial investigations are into FE providers

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
recruitment

Meeting 6.5k pledge will still lead to college teacher shortfall, NAO warns

DfE called out for being unclear on how manifesto recruitment target will be split across education amid rising FE...

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills England

Skills England: Ministers will make decisions on FE resources, not us

Highlights from Skills England’s first grilling by the education committee

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying...

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
DfE

DfE seeks job share director to oversee T Levels and level 3 reforms

It’s the second senior skills role to be shared by two people announced in recent months

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor