Colleges, Ofsted London college controversially hit with Ofsted ‘inadequate’ over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ Ofsted inspectors report ‘homophobic language’ and uncomfortable learners at Croydon College Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y News Qube unable to pay £3m to creditors after collapse The large training provider suddenly closed at the end of March Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y 14-16, Colleges, Long read Investigation 14-16 college entry 10 years on: ‘Transformational’ policy plagued with funding and reputation risks A decade of direct entry has seen nearly 13,000 14-16 students taught in colleges Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y News Exclusive The Marples lawsuit: 3aaa co-founder hits back at ‘specious’ DfE defence The latest instalment of the high-profile High Court case Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Exclusive Awarding federation boss resigns FAB boss steps down after 5 years Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Reclassification No plans to exempt colleges from VAT, says Treasury secretary Colleges ‘do not fit the rationale’ for exemption which would cost £200m a year Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Devolution, Qualifications, T Levels Manchester mayor’s ‘MBacc’ to rival EBacc to boost technical education It’s not yet clear why schools would promote the MBacc technical education options over the EBacc Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Tributes paid to principal’s thirty-year legacy after sudden death Cirencester College mourns death of ‘beloved backbone of the community’ Jim Grant Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Training Providers Exclusive Babington CEO steps down Boss of huge training provider leaves due to ‘personal reasons’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Seismic changes to post-16 qualifications landscape Post-16 level 3 vocational qualifications in England are currently undergoing major reform. The post-16 education landscape from September 2025… OCR 2y OCR 2y Colleges, sixth forms Sixth form college delays closure after backlash from parents, union and MP Plans to close this academic year have been pushed back to July 2024 after leaders admit they ‘got it… Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Training Providers Exclusive Rail provider terminated amid combined authority funding dispute GNR Training and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority in dispute over contract payments Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Newer 1 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 832 Older Must read 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 2d Anviksha Patel 2d News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
