Colleges DfE to rename college comparison website as performance tables return Government says this will signal not to make ‘direct comparisons’ without asking colleges how Covid affected them Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y AEB ESFA increases adult education over-delivery threshold But under-delivery has reverted to the pre-pandemic threshold Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: Ofsted in the spotlight Come and inspect the inspectorate with The FE Week Podcast! Education journalist Jess Staufenberg speaks to former inspectors, current… Jess Staufenberg 3y The FE Week Podcast 3y Colleges Union rejects AoC’s ‘totally unacceptable’ new pay offer for college staff The pay offer has been upped to 2.5% from 2.25% Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Exams Colleges told to raid own coffers to get students to exams during rail strike DfE says and FE providers are ‘best placed to prioritise their spending to support their pupils and students’ during… Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Feature, News Long read Focus feature: National Union of Students and FE Despite an impressive history of wins for FE students, is it now time for a radical shake-up of the… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y T Levels DfE unveils plans for a new T Level in marketing Officials want the qualification up and running from 2025 Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges More college capacity projects get the go-ahead An extra batch of college capacity bids have been approved to build more teaching space for projected rises in… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Skills reform Provide apprenticeship careers talks or face legal action, schools told Consultation launched on new duty to give pupils six ‘mandatory encounters’ from FE and apprenticeship providers Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Colleges, Industrial action College staff do two days unpaid work every week, new workload survey finds New report lays bare the workload challenge facing the sector Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Apprenticeships, T Levels Donelan hints at more employer incentives for T Level placements The further and higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, was quizzed by MPs on the House of Commons education committee… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Industrial action London college group threatened with strikes over pay and ‘fire and rehire’ tactics The University and College Union said their members will not ‘have a gun put to their head by their… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Newer 1 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 821 Older Must read Colleges, Long read 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Long read, Prison education Long read 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo