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
Teaching

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
Young people

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
FE workforce

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
Young people

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

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

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
News

‘Inadequate’ UTC issued with termination warning notice

DfE to consider funding termination for University Collegiate School in Bolt

Jason Noble
Jason Noble

Must read

Awarding

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

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