Mental Health

College student suicide risk on the rise, ‘stark’ report reveals

AoC mental health survey finds 95 per cent of colleges reporting increase in mental health disclosures

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Unions submit 15% college pay demand to AoC

Negotiations to begin on April 19 over unions’ 15 per cent pay request

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
AI

ChatGPT: Consider reviewing homework polices, DfE tells colleges

The government has set out its stance on the use of generative AI in education

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
T Levels

Temporary reprieve for 5 health and science courses facing the axe

‘Absurdity’ of the DfE’s level 3 defunding process exposed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Training Providers

‘Heart-break’ as Qube Learning ceases trading

Over 200 staff and 3,500 learners impacted by sudden closure

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Staff

Teacher mentoring and leadership programmes renewed by DfE

DfE confirms £14m investment in two programmes to boost leadership and governance and new teacher mentoring

Jason Noble
Jason Noble


T Levels

T Levels: Up to £25k up for grabs in latest employer incentive

Employers can claim for “legitimate costs” relating to industry placements for T Levels from this April

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Devolution

AEB funding rates boosted by 5% in Liverpool

Increase is aimed to help providers cope with rising costs and inflation

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

ChatGPT: Exam boards publish AI guidance

JCQ tells schools and colleges to make pupils do some coursework ‘under direct supervision’ amid cheating fears

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Colleges, DfE

Revealed: Funding split for final stage of FE capital transformation fund

DfE allocates £286m in capital transformation fund cash to 146 colleges

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Training Providers

Scores of jobs set to be lost at England’s largest apprenticeship provider

‘Strategic review’ of Lifetime Training’s cost base ‘directs resources towards areas of highest demand’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Prison education

MoJ to ramp up HMP Academies in prisons

At least 17 new prisons identified for employer-led work programmes

Jason Noble
Jason Noble

Must read

16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill