Colleges, Ukraine

‘I feel very protected’: how the UK’s colleges welcomed students from Ukraine

Colleges across the country have laid on more than just English language classes

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
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News

Dispute over closed college site goes to court

Legal battle raised in parliament by furious MP

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Nearly all universities score top two Ofsted grades, analysis finds

Data could aid minister Halfon’s desire to ‘rocket boost’ degree apprenticeships

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
News

A-level disadvantage gap widest since records began

The disadvantage gap at A-level is the widest since it was introduced six years ago, new data reveals. Provisional…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Industrial action

One in four DfE staff could join civil service strike

Ofsted employees also vote to walk out as PCS union vows ‘major industrial action

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Adult education

Council’s main adult education provider closes suddenly

The adult education charity had served more than 30,000 students in ten years, but ‘trading conditions’ forced trustees to…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

Ofsted finds apprentices on wrong programme for 4 years

Long-running apprenticeship provider now faces contract termination

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills bootcamps, Skills reform

Ofsted to inspect skills bootcamps after sounding quality alarm

Inspections will begin from April 2023

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
News

Ofsted to carry out review of careers guidance

Watchdog to recommend improvements in practice by next autumn

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Nicky Morgan joins Careers and Enterprise Company as chair

Former education secretary to help lead careers organisation she set up whilst at the DfE

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘Voluntary exit’ scheme launched as DfE seeks to lose 10% of staff

Staff without ‘skills the department needs for the future’ to be offered three weeks’s salary per year of service…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth

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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
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

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
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