News

Six things we learned from Keegan’s first education committee

The education secretary took questions from MPs this morning

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Ofsted

Confirmed: College for vulnerable adults judged ‘inadequate’ over safety concerns

Ofsted says leaders are ‘unable to identify and protect learners who may be at risk or need help’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Long read

Focus feature: Are college-led academy trusts the answer to the big education divide?

From classroom-to-career; the record of colleges sponsoring multi-academy trusts is a mixed one. Jessica Hill investigates if there is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
News

Speed read: DfE energy-saving tips and £500m funding rules

Colleges told to do energy ‘spot checks’, and have 2 years to spend cash

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Sustainability

£500m for schools and colleges to make buildings more energy efficient

Allocations range from £1.8m to £10k and colleges can decide to spend it on ‘other capital projects’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Colleges, Politics

Labour should bring colleges under local control, Gordon Brown suggests

Former PM proposes radical shake-up of government in new report for the party

Jason Noble
Jason Noble


Prison education

Government steps up plans to improve prisoners’ literacy skills

Government launches reading app pilot and contract for literacy schemes

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

Pilot targeting UC claimants scales back target numbers

Industry leavers and Covid-19 disruption has hampered progress on health and care pilot

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
WorldSkills

WorldSkills: ‘Phenomenal’ performance puts UK back into top 10

WorldSkills 2022 special edition has concluded after six weeks of intense skill competitions taking place all over the world….

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen and Tallulah Taylor
Ofsted

Leadership and management provider hit with Ofsted ‘inadequate’ for recruiting ‘without integrity’

‘It just feels the cards are stacked against us’, says director as firm exits the market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Devolution

Cornwall secures adult education and skills powers in £360m devolution deal

Mayoral county deal will see devolution of AEB by 2025

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Sponsored post

Supporting delivery of Sustainability Education to meet future skill demands

In the midst of this climate-critical decade, how can educators incorporate sustainability within education?

Pearson
Pearson

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