News

The Marples lawsuit: How ‘malicious’ DfE ‘targeted successful entrepreneur’

A full account of 3aaa founder’s £37m+ legal claim

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

Providers shelve courses as students shun T Levels

Research also warns transition programme will not provide a flow of learners

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Inclusion

WorldSkills UK reveals 2023 equity, diversity and inclusion heroes

Winners included an apprentice who developed a financial literacy course for her community while also promoting apprenticeships in local…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Colleges ask for extra £400m as ‘perfect financial storm’ hits

AoC warns of large-scale redundancies, increased class sizes, and campus closures

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Half of colleges report increase in hungry students

Survey finds student mental health, college funding, staff pay and energy bills are among top concerns

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Higher education

OfS proposes register of ‘personal relationships’ between staff and students

Non-disclosure agreements also face ban in cases of harassment and sexual misconduct

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor


Apprenticeships

DfE ‘developing’ teaching apprenticeship for non-graduates

Ministers also ‘reviewing’ their existing postgraduate route ‘with a view to making it more effective’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges, FE workforce

Two days of strikes announced at Havant and South Downs College

Staff from two unions will be on the picket line after ‘insulting’ pay offer

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics

Former top DfE skills civil servant joins PwC

Paul Kett joins accounting giant after serving 6 years in the civil service

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Teaching

‘Expert’ teacher sweeteners needed to tackle ‘growing’ FE recruitment crisis, report says

Study calls on government to bolster incentives for employers to release staff to teach in FE too

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
News

UTCs group seeks millions from DfE for ‘sleeves’ in schools

Interested schools may also have to subsidise running costs of the mini-UTCs in future years

Amy Walker
Amy Walker

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