Pay Exclusive FE ethnicity pay gap revealed Underrepresentation of ethnic minorities at region and leader level reveal cold spots in pay gaps Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo AEB, Training Providers Exclusive Learning Curve vs DfE contract case ends in secret settlement Deal ends 18-month court battle over major provider’s alleged ‘unlawful’ adult education budget bid rejection Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Colleges, Politics Exclusive Principals’ dismay over £50m pay deal ‘own goal’ College leaders divided over effectiveness of the one-off grant Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Apprenticeships Devolve apprenticeship funding to local leaders, says Wolf Former PM-adviser sets out plan for fixing apprenticeship howlers Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Ofsted Ofsted system glitch wiped evidence during almost 200 inspections But in almost every case inspectors were still able to consider the findings when reaching judgments, says watchdog Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Politics DfE refuses to include FE in teacher recruitment forecasts Modelling used to predict school teacher numbers will not be applied to FE despite staffing crisis Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Colleges NEU rejects £50m pay deal with more college strikes Union says there will still be a two-tier wage system even with the ‘one-off grant’ announced last week Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Sponsored post Sponsored Functional Skills reimagined: Drive success in English & Mathematics with modern qualifications. In today’s educational landscape, supporting learners with essential English and maths skills goes beyond traditional teaching. It’s about providing… Advertorial 4mo Ascentis 4mo Colleges Fresh sixth form college strike ballot despite £50m pay deal SFCA hits back as NASUWT accuses principals of making ‘spurious arguments’ Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo T Levels T Level results to be published for individual colleges for first time But a planned overall attainment measure has been delayed Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Long read A day in the life of the head of a small specialist college Clare Scattergood’s job title underplays the myriad roles she performs at her small independent specialist college in Birmingham –… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo News DfE to release £50m in 2024/25 to help fund FE teacher pay ‘One-off’ grant to be made available in April Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Newer 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 806 Older Must read 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
