Colleges, Ofsted Sixth form and FE college quality hits new high 100 per cent of sixth form colleges have ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ ratings Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Step aside Eton: New trust joins ‘elite’ sixth form race Bradford-based trust eyes STEM sixth form for girls Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Temporary apprenticeship funding uplifts delayed DfE now set to provider ‘further information’ in December Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Ofsted Ofsted to hit university-run college with grade 4 The college was taken over by a university last year after a turbulent period Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Awarding NCFE acquires health and leisure awarding organisation Active IQ has been bought by NCFE but will continue to operate as a distinct brand Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Adult education, Apprenticeships 8 interesting things we learned from today’s FE data drop Traineeships and public sector apprenticeship target flops among the findings Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3y Young people Huge T Level employer cash incentive underspend revealed Just £500k of £7m budget used in pilot Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Traineeships flop… AGAIN: Starts target missed by two thirds in 2021/22 Another huge underspend is likely to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics, Skills reform Keegan boasts old FE funding boost in message to education sector It comes a week after FE was ignored in the chancellor’s education cash splash Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Young people DfE launches £150m capital fund for wave five T Level providers The funding can help upgrade facilities and purchase specialist kit Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y 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 Newer 1 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 2d Josh Mellor 2d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
