News NEU calls off sixth form college strikes Union suspends this week’s planned 2-day walk out as it consults members on 4.3% pay offer Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Politics Smith to amend IfATE bill after apprenticeship powers scrutiny Transparency win for Lords questioning new powers for ministers to directly develop and approve standards and assessment plans FE Week Reporter 3mo FE Week Reporter 3mo Ofsted, Politics, Skills reform DfE considers extending ‘school profile’ plans to FE providers Ministers will also rule on a new ‘proportionate and relevant’ approach to accountability amid Ofsted’s report cards plan Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden 3mo Ofsted Long read Ofsted report cards for FE: What you need to know Watchdog sets out plan for new grading scale and areas that will be judged Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Ofsted Ofsted report cards could double number of graded areas for FE 5-point scale to be introduced in a model that unions claim is ‘worse than single-word judgments’, while chief inspector… Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden 3mo Long read Investigation Esports in colleges: is rapid growth in provision fair game for criticism? More than 100 FE colleges in England now offer esports courses, but homegrown job vacancies in the industry are… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges Ban mandatory bikini waxes on beauty students, says mum A college tutor wrongly claimed a 16-year-old needed to undergo waxing to pass her course Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo Colleges, sixth form colleges Sixth form college academisation reaches tipping point But some principals doubt whether the Labour wants new academy conversions Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo Awarding Pearson fined £250k over string of rule breaches Ofqual found teachers who also drew up assessments could have known which papers pupils would take, and conflicts among… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo DfE TRA seeks extra misconduct volunteers amid FE expansion TRA looking to double misconduct panel members with 150 hires Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Colleges, Politics Exclusive Saudis ‘ready to offer decade-long FE tuition deals’ to UK colleges Fresh tendering round expected to launch this academic year to revive ventures in the kingdom Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden 3mo Ofsted Exclusive Report cards ‘rushed and botched’, Ofsted whistleblowers claim Watchdog insiders say planned consultation is a ‘sham’ and reforms have been ‘cobbled together at ridiculous speed’ Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Newer 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
