Colleges

Bids for at least 6 ‘elite’ sixth forms formally submitted

Latest applications also include bids for two UTCs with a third in the pipeline

FE Week Reporter
Jason Noble and Samantha Booth
Colleges

Struggling college faces apprenticeships ban

Ofsted set to judge apprenticeship provision 'inadequate' in overall grade 3 report

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Ban on borrowing puts college capital projects ‘at risk’

New public sector rules ‘totally unclear’, say leaders

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Colleges

Public Accounts Committee warns skills system is ‘failing to deliver’

Committee recommends review of apprenticeship levy among its findings

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Subcontracting and ‘too comfortable’ governors top FE Commissioner concerns for colleges

The FE Commissioner has also claimed some T Level courses have been withdrawn because colleges haven't been able to...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Wintery conditions cause dozens of college campuses to close

Plummeting temperatures, snowy downpours and travel disruption have caused dozens of colleges to close campuses and move lessons online...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Ofsted

Colleges spill the beans on Ofsted’s first local skills needs inspections

College leaders explain how Ofsted's skills inspections work

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Smaller colleges cold-shouldered by energy capital funding

New energy capital funding announced this week was allocated based on learner numbers rather than need, which some leaders...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Colleges

London’s City Lit halts online lessons until new year after ‘IT disruption’

Online lessons at City Lit have been cancelled until the new year, but face to face lessons continue

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen