Colleges Intervention lifted at pandemic-hit City Lit Principal praises staff and FE Commissioner as college finances recover faster than planned FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo News NEU calls off sixth form college strikes Union suspends this week’s planned 2-day walk out as it consults members on 4.3% pay offer Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Politics Smith to amend IfATE bill after apprenticeship powers scrutiny Transparency win for Lords questioning new powers for ministers to directly develop and approve standards and assessment plans FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo Ofsted, Politics, Skills reform DfE considers extending ‘school profile’ plans to FE providers Ministers will also rule on a new ‘proportionate and relevant’ approach to accountability amid Ofsted’s report cards plan Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Ofsted Long read Ofsted report cards for FE: What you need to know Watchdog sets out plan for new grading scale and areas that will be judged Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Ofsted Ofsted report cards could double number of graded areas for FE 5-point scale to be introduced in a model that unions claim is ‘worse than single-word judgments’, while chief inspector… Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Long read Investigation Esports in colleges: is rapid growth in provision fair game for criticism? More than 100 FE colleges in England now offer esports courses, but homegrown job vacancies in the industry are… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Colleges Ban mandatory bikini waxes on beauty students, says mum A college tutor wrongly claimed a 16-year-old needed to undergo waxing to pass her course Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Colleges, sixth form colleges Sixth form college academisation reaches tipping point But some principals doubt whether the Labour wants new academy conversions Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Awarding Pearson fined £250k over string of rule breaches Ofqual found teachers who also drew up assessments could have known which papers pupils would take, and conflicts among… Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo DfE TRA seeks extra misconduct volunteers amid FE expansion TRA looking to double misconduct panel members with 150 hires Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Colleges, Politics Exclusive Saudis ‘ready to offer decade-long FE tuition deals’ to UK colleges Fresh tendering round expected to launch this academic year to revive ventures in the kingdom Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Newer 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 809 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
