Colleges

Wintery conditions cause dozens of college campuses to close

Plummeting temperatures, snowy downpours and travel disruption have caused dozens of colleges to close campuses and move lessons online…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Training Providers, Young people

Traineeships scrapped amid years of low starts

Training providers have slammed the move, calling it ‘disastrous’ and have called for an immediate reversal

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Ofsted

Colleges spill the beans on Ofsted’s first local skills needs inspections

College leaders explain how Ofsted’s skills inspections work

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Smaller colleges cold-shouldered by energy capital funding

New energy capital funding announced this week was allocated based on learner numbers rather than need, which some leaders…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

‘Frightening’ freedom of speech bill laws dropped

Debates on the freedom of speech bill have barely mentioned providers of higher education other than universities, but the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Sponsored post

Hospitality apprenticeships – an attractive pathway for learners at all stages

Awarding and Assessment Organisation BIIAB tunes into how it’s never been a better time to support apprenticeships in this…

BIIAB
BIIAB


Sponsored post

Why an apprenticeship works in today’s world of learning and work

Read how an apprenticeship has opened doors for one ICT apprentice and why he would recommend an apprenticeship to…

Pearson
Pearson
Adult education, Colleges

London’s City Lit halts online lessons until new year after ‘IT disruption’

Online lessons at City Lit have been cancelled until the new year, but face to face lessons continue

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

Ofsted pulls provider’s ‘inadequate’ report in unprecedented move

Re-inspection ordered six weeks after publication

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

First bootcamps-only inspection results in glowing report

High praise for course that takes learners with no prior coding experience to ‘becoming work ready within 20 weeks

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

DfE eyes early release of apprenticeship funding rules from next year

Education chief says rules will be published before May 2023

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
News

‘Middle-class grab’ of degree-level apprenticeships intensifies

Ministers urged to get a grip of policy 4 years after first raising fears

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

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
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