Adult education

Skills Bootcamps to tackle HGV driver shortage

Bootcamps set to train 3,000 HGV drivers, DfE say.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Residential funding uplift is confirmed for this year

A national review of the funding uplift was launched in February 2020

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

ESFA accused of ‘hidden agenda’ as AEB providers reveal ‘horrendous’ bid rejections

The government has been accused of using the adult education budget tender process to “manoeuvre its hidden agenda” of...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

ESFA opens up claims against AEB clawback

Colleges facing adult education budget clawback have four weeks to make their case to keep the unused cash. Six...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Somerset Skills & Learning to make more redundancies after latest AEB tender debacle

Staff are being made redundant at a large community learning provider in Somerset after it was dealt yet another...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

ESFA U-turns and allows AEB clawback business cases

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has announced colleges will be allowed to submit business cases to avoid adult...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Adult education

AEB tender result deadline ditched as ESFA now just ‘hope’ to provide an update

Government officials have said they “hope” to provide an update on the delayed results for the adult education budget...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Adult education

Secrecy fuels suspicions as DfE refuses to share AEB clawback evidence

The government has refused to share the evidence used to justify its controversial adult education clawback plans – fuelling...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

AEB procurement at a time of reform – what we now know

The nationally procured adult education budget contracts with the Education and Skills Funding Agency come to an end in...

Nick Linford
NICK LINFORD