Long read, Students Investigation What’s behind the rise in bad student behaviour in colleges? Colleges are inheriting rising levels of bad behaviour from schools. FE Week investigates the consequences and finds out what… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y News DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments The government will respond to MPs’ concerns this Thursday Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Colleges College told to consider merger after pricey subcontracting fiasco Leaders also launch legal action against partners amid ‘significant’ ESFA clawback Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education, Politics Local elections: What mayoral hopefuls have to say on skills Elections are set to take place on May 2 Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Young people Recognise young carers on the ILR to better support their needs, DfE urged Calls amplify for ILR data field for young carers to close ‘gaping hole’ in data collection Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ care provider accuses Ofsted of ‘overlooking’ sector crisis Inspectors say too many apprentices miss their planned end date as they cover extra shifts instead of training Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Adult education Exclusive DWP slammed for keeping revived training scheme outcomes a secret SWAPs have had 330,000 participants since it was re-launched in 2020 Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted North Yorkshire college downgraded following leadership ‘turbulence’ Craven College was led amost entirely by a team of interim senior managers Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive MoJ’s prison service U-turns on mandatory apprenticeships Training requirements ‘put strain’ on prison safety, HMPPS says as thousands of custody officers drop out Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education First Holex CEO revealed Caroline McDonald will assume the position of the membership body’s first chief executive from August Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News DfE mistakenly gives university intervention powers to FE Commissioner New policy doc to be retracted after accidentally expanding FECs remit into HE Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Ofsted downgrades large Birmingham college to ‘requires improvement’ Inspectors criticise low achievement rates and poor attendance at SCCB Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 850 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
