T Levels

T Level students were ‘let down’ last year – but lessons have been learnt

NCFE boss talks health and science T Level problems and efforts to ensure they don’t happen again

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics

No10 seeks senior delivery adviser for skills

Number 10 is looking for a new senior delivery adviser to lead on skills and post-18 education. The role…

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Skills reform

Interview: Michael Barber on delivering skills reform

Sir Michael Barber was announced as a government adviser on skills reform implementation by the chancellor in November, but…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, ESFA

College group disputes £8m ESFA clawback demand

Lawyers called in as agency attempts to reclaim funding for historic delivery across NCG

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Sponsored post

The Power of SQA Advanced Qualifications

With entry to university being increasingly competitive and the financial crisis biting hard, SQA Advanced Qualifications could be the…

SQA
SQA
Adult education, T Levels

Adult T Level pilot flounders as most colleges fail to recruit a learner

Freedom of Information request reveals just 14 learners against a target 150 have signed up to date

Jason Noble
Jason Noble


News

The Marples lawsuit: How ‘malicious’ DfE ‘targeted successful entrepreneur’

A full account of 3aaa founder’s £37m+ legal claim

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
T Levels

Providers shelve courses as students shun T Levels

Research also warns transition programme will not provide a flow of learners

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Inclusion

WorldSkills UK reveals 2023 equity, diversity and inclusion heroes

Winners included an apprentice who developed a financial literacy course for her community while also promoting apprenticeships in local…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Colleges ask for extra £400m as ‘perfect financial storm’ hits

AoC warns of large-scale redundancies, increased class sizes, and campus closures

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Half of colleges report increase in hungry students

Survey finds student mental health, college funding, staff pay and energy bills are among top concerns

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Higher education, sexual misconduct

OfS proposes register of ‘personal relationships’ between staff and students

Non-disclosure agreements also face ban in cases of harassment and sexual misconduct

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor

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