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 SEND, supported internships Just 1 in 4 SEND students in work a year after supported internship ends Providers say support must continue as learners move into paid work Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges FE Commissioner warns of college solvency risk and the danger of reclassification Shelagh Legrave also reflects on the ‘positivity’ of her first year in post Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Adult education Exclusive Large HGV training provider goes bust blaming inadequate funding Over 100 staff and 2,000 learners, mostly on bootcamps, affected Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics, Skills reform Autumn statement: silence on skills funding ‘criminal’ Jeremy Hunt announced billions for schools but no extra funding for further education or skills in his autumn statement… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Politics Autumn statement: Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £5.28 an hour The 9.7% rise will take effect from April 2023 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Politics Ex-minister Robin Walker elected as education committee chair The former schools minister received 228 votes from MPs after Robert Halfon returned to the Department for Education as… Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Politics, Skills reform Keegan: The 3 ‘gamechangers’ for FE Education secretary says local skills improvement plans ‘will work’, lauds IoTs and pleads for more teachers Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics Phillipson: Labour can’t commit to increasing FE funding rates Shadow education secretary says the economic situation needs to become clearer Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Exclusive Colleges to retain reserves if reclassified A review to decide if colleges are part of the public sector is due to report by the end… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges Sixth form college teachers vote for strike action Picket lines are planned from the end of November Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
