Industrial action

Strikes: Minimum service levels will ‘inflame’ tensions

Unions slam ‘bad faith’ proposals as college leaders raise concerns about union relationships

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Students force college to ‘suspend’ ties with Israel-linked aerospace firm

Luton Sixth Form Colleges has cut ties with Leonardo, which provides STEM careers events and work placements

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform, T Levels

DfE’s spending on T Level public awareness efforts revealed

Leaders say DfE ‘significantly underestimated’ the difficulty of launching the new qualification

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Ofsted surrenders in secret legal battle over ‘fatally flawed’ inspection

Sector body overturns ‘inadequate’ judgment and accuses watchdog of ‘sub-standard’ assessment

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Halfon ‘encouraged’ by apprenticeship trends since the levy 

Higher levels continue to grow while level 2 falls to lowest on record

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Ofsted

‘Milestone’ Ofsted result for arts college

Hereford College of Arts judged ‘outstanding’ for first time

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Adult education

Multiply boosts adult education numbers

Adult education numbers are slightly up on last year with rising demand for ESOL and free level 3 courses

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Kion Ahadi named as new Federation of Awarding Bodies chief

He will lead the membership body from February

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Hull sixth form college celebrates first Ofsted ‘outstanding’

Principal praises staff and students for getting ‘the grade we deserved’

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Industrial action

Latest college pay deals revealed

University and College Union agrees new pay deals at 24 colleges

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
AI, Apprenticeships

Higher-level apprenticeships ‘most exposed’ training route to AI advancement

Education jobs also among the most affected occupation by artificial intelligence

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Industrial action

Minimum service level proposals: Everything colleges need to know

It will be left up to principals to decide ‘appropriate’ staffing levels and down to colleges to issue new…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen

Must read

Politics

Fears of even more FE budget cuts after autumn statement

Spending on non-protected government budgets, like further education, at risk due to spending on tax cuts, according to analysts

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

OBR forecast hikes apprenticeship levy intake to £4bn next year

Gap between levy receipts and public spending distribution becomes ‘gaping chasm’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofqual, Ofsted

Ofqual investigation ‘made me feel like a criminal’

Apprenticeship assessment firm exits market after regulator’s audit left owner feeling suicidal

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Autumn statement: £50m pilot for ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships

Apprentice minimum wage rises, while talks over levy restrictions continue

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Long read

Too few workers leaves childcare ‘revolution’ in peril

The early years sector is facing debilitating staff shortages. Jessica Hill speaks to sector leaders about how reforms to…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
BTECs, Skills reform, T Levels

155,000 young people to ‘fall through the gap’ left by BTECs, report warns

‘Desperate’ ministers also accused of misusing data to overstate performance of T Levels

Billy Camden
Billy Camden