Colleges, Ofsted, sixth forms Sixth form and FE college quality hits new high 100 per cent of sixth form colleges have ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ ratings Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Levelling Up, sixth forms Step aside Eton: New trust joins ‘elite’ sixth form race Bradford-based trust eyes STEM sixth form for girls Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Temporary apprenticeship funding uplifts delayed DfE now set to provider ‘further information’ in December Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Ofsted Ofsted to hit university-run college with grade 4 The college was taken over by a university last year after a turbulent period Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Awarding NCFE acquires health and leisure awarding organisation Active IQ has been bought by NCFE but will continue to operate as a distinct brand Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Adult education, Apprenticeships 8 interesting things we learned from today’s FE data drop Traineeships and public sector apprenticeship target flops among the findings Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3y T Levels Huge T Level employer cash incentive underspend revealed Just £500k of £7m budget used in pilot Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Traineeships flop… AGAIN: Starts target missed by two thirds in 2021/22 Another huge underspend is likely to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics, Skills reform Keegan boasts old FE funding boost in message to education sector It comes a week after FE was ignored in the chancellor’s education cash splash Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y T Levels DfE launches £150m capital fund for wave five T Level providers The funding can help upgrade facilities and purchase specialist kit Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News ‘Overstretched leaders’ fail to improve teaching at ‘inadequate’ specialist college The Michael Tippett College has been rated insufficient due to quality of teaching, leadership and the curriculum Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Colleges Central Bedfordshire College principal Ali Hadawi resigns College confirms vice-principal will step up to acting principal role Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 832 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
