News Incoming Ofsted chief ‘misled’ MPs Sir Martyn Oliver under fire after academy trust exclusion claims FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Colleges AoC advises colleges to match 6.5% school teacher pay rise Colleges with fewer 16-18 year-olds will find pay recommendation unmanageable, leaders warn Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Mark’s out the AELP Dawe: Former CEO quits board He served 7 months of a new 4-year term Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Careers, Colleges Careers: Colleges will be ‘expected’ to report Gatsby progress DfE plans ‘digital front door’ for online guidance as it signals move to ‘unified’ careers system Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Retail apprenticeships provider ‘disappointed’ after Ofsted grade 4 Inspectors critiqued Northern Training Academy’s ‘poor’ training to big-name retailers Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges, RAAC RAAC: DfE lists 3 more affected colleges Government reveals 174 education settings have now identified the crumbly concrete Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Skills reform Lifelong loan entitlement changes name and gains royal assent DfE also launches £5m competition to grant fund tuition fees for HTQ modular students in 2023/24 and 2024/25 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Long read, Skills reform Long read LSIPS: a chance to change, or a chance missed? Gillian Keegan is determined that local skills improvement plans will ease the nation’s skills crisis. Jessica Hill lifts the… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y News Tributes paid following sudden death of ‘energetic’ deputy principal The former media lecturer rose through the ranks to become deputy principal in a college career spanning over 20… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Missing AEB contract award finally made public Saga adds to concern about the whole procurement process Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education Bankrupt council won’t lose adult education service The city council is the second largest recipient of AEB funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Exclusive Capita exits adult education citing ‘market conditions’ Major outsourcing firm also significantly reduces apprenticeship delivery Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 820 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
