Politics

Andrea Jenkyns named skills, further and higher education minister

She joined the DfE in the reshuffle by outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Exams

‘Stressful and exhausting’: Ofqual report exposes teacher grade woes

Survey also shows over half of teachers felt pressured to change their grades last year by either leaders or…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Long read, T Levels

Focus feature: T Levels two years on

Teething problems and tweaks notwithstanding, FE providers are unexpectedly positive about the biggest new technical and vocational qualifications in…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Colleges

Mega London college group gives staff another ‘landmark’ pay rise

‘We had to find a difficult balance between what we can afford and what is fair’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

September 2022 Ofsted inspection changes: What FE providers need to know

Colleges will receive a new ‘sub-judgment’ on how well they are contributing to skills needs

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Freddie Whittaker
Adult education

Adult education is helping keep Ukrainian people strong

The Ukrainian Adult Education Association outlines efforts of educators in defence against Russian invasion.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble


Colleges

Police will not investigate Burnley College over Christmas party that broke Covid rules

The college was found to have broken Covid safety rules after teacher’s death

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Transparency concerns build over level 3 review ‘independent assessors’

Names of the 6 experts revealed but questions over their experience and evidence base remain

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Three apprenticeship providers slammed for off-the-job shortcomings

Three private training providers have been slammed by Ofsted over the past week for failing to meet apprenticeship off-the-job…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
T Levels

Minister claims 90% of first-wave T Level students secured work placements

Unpublished internal data at the Department for Education was referenced at education questions.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics

Junior ministers join new DfE team

New ministers have been appointed to fill vacancies left by a wave of resignations earlier this week.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
A-levels

Changes to GCSE blamed for ‘crisis’ drop in A-level English exam entries

A-level English entries for 2022 are 35% lower than a decade ago.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble

Must read

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
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