News 80 winners scoop silver at the 2022 Pearson National Teaching Awards Silver winners will now be shortlisted for one of 16 gold awards Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid-19 Williamson provided wine and mince pies for DfE lockdown Xmas party Sue Gray report finds 50 staff were invited to the ‘festive drinks’ – organised days in advance Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Higher education Open University to partner with colleges to fill higher technical education cold spots The government has backed the initiative with £10 million – cash which will be used to ‘increase the capability’… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y News Staff say overcrowding hampered bomb scare evacuation at DfE’s Sheffield office Workers warn of ‘disaster waiting to happen’ after incident on day of top civil servant’s visit Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y News Principal chosen to captain new UK shipbuilding skills taskforce Captain Dr Paul Little, who is chief executive of City of Glasgow College, will lead a team of 20… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Colleges DfE reveals plan for three-way merger to secure survival of cash-strapped Southampton college The proposal forms the outcome of the DfE’s long-awaited City-wide Solution project Southampton Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges Colleges call for emergency government funding to boost staff pay The DfE is also being asked to review FE policies to reduce financial risks Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Industrial action Week of strikes at London college begin over ‘fire and rehire’ threat ‘The management team at Richmond upon Thames are effectively putting a gun to the head of its own staff…. Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Ofsted SEND college jumps from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’ in three years ‘From the moment learners enter the college premises, they encounter a very welcoming, caring and calm environment,’ inspectors said… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y News DfE and quangos shun NUS – but will FE notice? The union’s engagement on FE issues is already minimal Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Apprenticeships Investigation Apprentice pay: ‘£4.81 an hour isn’t enough to live on. It’s crippling.’ Low-paid apprenticeships are becoming ‘unaffordable’ for learners and are contributing to low take-up, according to providers. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges Clawback disputes and ‘frustratingly slow’ ESFA reviews delay accounts for 4 colleges One college has now failed to publish financial statements for the previous three years Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Newer 1 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 803 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive 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 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
