News Sacked NUS president launches employment tribunal Shaima Dallali alleges ‘discriminatory conduct’ over NUS dismissal process Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships End point assessment data will finally be public, watchdog says Ofqual will release end point assessment outcome data for the first time later this year Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Politics Pension reform benefits wealthy bosses as FE overlooked (again) Sector leaders have expressed their disappointment that big FE funding issues, like teacher pay, were overlooked in the budget Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Ofsted Labour’s Ofsted plans ‘logical evolution’, says Spielman ‘It is completely rational for a potential alternative government to be thinking about things like this’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden and Freddie Whittaker 2y T Levels Single awarding body model for T Levels to stay Ministers have discussed the future of the contentious model Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Hunt’s ‘returnerships’ are just marketing, DfE admits The announcement is ‘all spin and no substance’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofqual Ofqual’s new deadlines to avoid repeat of BTEC results delays debacle Regulator sets three deadlines before August results day for awarding bodies to abide by Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges York College closed after suspicious object investigation College confirms closure today is a precaution with activities as normal from Friday Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges, Ofsted Nottinghamshire SEND college celebrates top Ofsted marks Portland College labelled ‘highly inclusive and supportive’ by Ofsted in ‘outstanding’ report Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Skills reform Trailblazer devolution deals focus on careers, bootcamps and free courses for jobs Mayors for Greater Manchester and West Midlands buoyed by trailblazer devolution deal despite limited skills developments Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Budget Budget 2023: What the chancellor announced for FE and skills ‘Returnerships’ confirmed, but no new major investment Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships AAC Apprenticeship Awards winners 2023 revealed Twenty winners recognised for exceptional work in training apprentices Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Newer 1 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 820 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