News Long read Blame game as lawyers conclude Marples v DfE fight ‘What is it you’re complaining about?’, judge asks claimants during closing arguments Billy Camden 12h Billy Camden 12h News College senior pay sign-off threshold raised to £174k New senior pay controls increased the salary and bonus thresholds colleges can pay top staff before needing approval Anviksha Patel 14h Anviksha Patel 14h Ofsted Ofsted plans FE webinars in response to reform timeline unrest ‘I know there are some concerns about the timeline for these changes,’ says chief inspector Freddie Whittaker 18h Freddie Whittaker 18h WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK names over 400 learners for 2025 national finals National finals will take place in Wales for the first time Anviksha Patel 1d Anviksha Patel 1d Colleges, FE Commissioner NTI for Newbury College from ‘serious cashflow pressures’ PFI costs and delayed asset sale trigger concerns over cash Anviksha Patel 1d Anviksha Patel 1d Colleges ‘Inadequate’ Furness College chooses merger partner Announcement follows an FE Commissioner structure and prospects appraisal Shane Chowen 2d Shane Chowen 2d News College teacher shortages put government missions at risk, say MPs Committee also tells ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher… Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Colleges Exclusive Northern College proposes merger after weathering ‘perfect storm’ The adult residential college has set out the plan four years after opting to remain standalone Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d Skills reform Make post-16 an ‘integrated’ tertiary system – report EPI calls for ‘holistic’ tertiary education system ahead of imminent post-16 white paper Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Apprenticeships, Ofsted Fuel pumped up with Ofsted’s premium rating Large leadership and management provider aims to double apprentice numbers after grade one feat Billy Camden 4d Billy Camden 4d Exams Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper Over 2,000 students sign petition after substitute paper ‘lacked key topics’ Freddie Whittaker 6d Freddie Whittaker 6d Colleges City of Liverpool staffers awarded £100k over principal’s relative controversy Ex-college managers awarded maximum unfair dismissal compensation Anviksha Patel 7d Anviksha Patel 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 817 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
