Ofsted First college to retain ‘outstanding’ grade under Ofsted’s enhanced inspections Top grades awarded overall and for contribution to skills needs Tallulah Taylor 2y Tallulah Taylor 2y Long read, Mental Health Investigation The pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head on Cuts to local youth and mental services means that for many young people, their college is the only place… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y T Levels Further changes planned for health and science T Level after IfATE probe Institute says science content was too high in the health pathway while highlighting inconsistencies in occupational specialisms Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Adult education, Colleges Long read FE warm spaces help communities through the cost of living crisis Colleges and adult learning centres talk about their efforts to support those struggling to make ends meet Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y News College leaders to benefit from free wellbeing sessions Principals and deputies will become eligible for peer support and counselling Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Colleges, FE Commissioner Embattled adult education college under ESFA supervision DfE to attend Northern College board meetings as uncertainty remains over the college’s future Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges, Training Providers Dozens of providers allowed to skirt cap on subcontracting Names of 53 providers given special permission to subcontract over 25% limit revealed Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News DfE claws back £6.2m from ETF after T Level contract dispute AELP has also returned as a co-owner of the charity Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Sixth form college rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted Hampshire-based college has improved from a long-held ‘good’ grade Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Levelling Up FE projects win over £75m in levelling up cash Projects include a new AI campus in Blackpool and a health and social care training school in Somerset Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships, Higher education, T Levels Halfon orders universities to publish T Levels admissions statements The skills minister wants more transparency from universities on accepting T Levels as valid entry qualifications Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Four days of strikes confirmed at The Sheffield College after ‘insulting’ pay offer The UCU says more than 200 members at the college could walk out Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Newer 1 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 807 Older Must read 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 2w Billy Camden 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
