Ofsted

Leadership and management provider hit with Ofsted ‘inadequate’ for recruiting ‘without integrity’

‘It just feels the cards are stacked against us’, says director as firm exits the market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Devolution

Cornwall secures adult education and skills powers in £360m devolution deal

Mayoral county deal will see devolution of AEB by 2025

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Sponsored post

Supporting delivery of Sustainability Education to meet future skill demands

In the midst of this climate-critical decade, how can educators incorporate sustainability within education?

Pearson
Pearson
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship underspend shrinks to £11m in 2021/22

Fresh fears have been raised over future budget overspends

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Providers fail in high court to stop ‘draconian’ contract termination

Two providers argued it was ‘unreasonable’ for ESFA to end contracts based on disputed Ofsted reports

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sixth form college staff walk out in strike over pay

Union leader warns disruption could be repeated on a greater scale next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Colleges, Ofsted

Ofsted gives first ‘limited’ rating to college for meeting skills contribution

Strode College is among the first in the country to be inspected with the new enhanced framework

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Long read, Sustainability

Focus feature: Green FE teacher shortages could hold back net zero

Research and reports on green skills shortages are not in short supply – but the people needed to teach…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
News

Plan B guidance for 2023 exams confirmed

Schools and colleges sound workload warnings over contingency plans for next summer’s GCSEs and A-levels

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

University that ramped up apprenticeships secures third ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

More than 2,000 apprentices have been recruited in the past four years

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

College reclassification: Major changes you need to know about

Restrictions on senior pay and borrowing announced, plus bad news on VAT

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Colleges return to public sector, ONS announces

The decision ends a decade of colleges’ private sector status and could come with a host of new controls…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen

Must read

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
16-19

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
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel