Ofsted Ofsted finds degree courses rebadged as apprenticeships at university Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has voiced concerns over this issue multiple times in recent years Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Covid-19 Exclusive Some colleges to keep masks in class despite PM ending Plan B regulations One said sudents without a mask will not be permitted to enter the college Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y T Levels Exclusive DfE keeps T Level placement capacity proof a secret to protect policy ‘safe space’ Officials say the evidence should be ‘sheltered from external distractions’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Exams, Ofqual Exclusive Owner of defunct awarding body demands Ofqual repays £115,000 fine ‘We’ll look to court if we need to’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Exclusive Finalists announced for the 2022 AAC Apprenticeship Awards Finalists include training providers, colleges and employers and span 23 awards categories celebrating the very best of apprenticeship delivery. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Skills reform DfE campaign calls on skilled workers to teach part-time in FE Particular shortages in construction, engineering and manufacturing, legal, finance, digital and health and social care aim to be tackled Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Higher education Crack down on ‘poor quality’ courses announced by Office for Students Plans for tougher outcome measures and ‘intrusive sanctions’ announced Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y News Twelfth UTC closure confirmed The 14-19 college has failed to recruit enough students to become financially viable Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Covid-19 Face masks in classrooms ditched from tomorrow DfE to ‘shortly’ remove guidance on use in communal areas too, PM says Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y News Apprenticeships in prisons STILL being considered, and 4 other takeaways from today’s prison education hearing Skills minister Alex Burghart and prisons minister Victoria Atkins answered questions from the House of Commons education committee this… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Covid-19, Exams Scheme extended to cover costs of extra invigilators for this term’s vocational exams Exams invigilator costs can be claimed back by FE centres with high staff absences due to Covid. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Long read Long read ‘Sport is special – it’s in your face’: New College Pontefract Sport is often forgotten in discussions of FE. But with Ofsted looking hard at ‘personal development’, the award-winning PE… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Newer 1 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 807 Older Must read 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 8h Jessica Hill 8h 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 2w Billy Camden 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Next 3 stories 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 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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
