Ofsted

Training firm rated ‘inadequate’ kept contract despite sexual harassment reports

The provider has now “established a culture of safeguarding”, Ofsted said.

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Exams

The key trends in 2023 GCSE and A-level entries

Boost in popularity for maths, computing and classical subjects, but language and creative subjects in trouble

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Colleges, Industrial action

Ballot set for country-wide college strikes

Unless colleges come up with a ‘decent’ pay offer, ballots will begin in September

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

The 16 ‘old and tired’ college buildings getting a £600m revamp

The estates have ‘some of the worst condition need in England’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
News

AQA look at ‘Duolingo-style’ test for GCSE resitters

It follows calls from union ASCL for a ‘passport’ in maths and English

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Colleges

Tributes to ‘brilliant and generous’ former Nottingham college principal

Dame Patricia Morgan-Webb was the first ever FE college principal to be awarded a damehood

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Care apprenticeships could be in line for bigger funding boost, and more from SEG conference

Ofsted also revealed it is reviewing the implementation of the education inspection framework

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

Construction training body takes wrecking ball to subcontracting

CITB also drops from Ofsted ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
News

New provider ‘power’ over EPAOs risks ‘race to the bottom’

Officials warned over ‘bombshell’ rule

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Scandal-hit Brooklands College’s accounts finally surface

First time in four years financial statements have been released

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics, T Levels

Another 92 courses face the chop to make way for T Levels

Halfon reveals the latest round of qualifications facing the chop to make way for T Levels, including popular engineering…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Awarding, Colleges

Six specialist colleges honoured at Natspec Innovation Awards 2023

Forest bathing and foodbank donations among the initiatives awarded

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

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
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

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
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel