News Exclusive SFCA drops judicial review after reaching pay ‘agreement’ with DfE Sixth form college pay offer increases but strikes continue after union rejects the offer that is still ‘inferior’ to… Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges ESFA chief David Withey to become college principal He will lead a college in the south west when the agency closes in March Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo News Lifetime lines up high street deals for ‘Big Apprenticeship Thank You’ Retailers and restaurants will offer discounts for ‘The Big Apprenticeship Thank You’ FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo Ofsted Ofsted chief faces new year committee grilling Sir Martyn Oliver to face MPs over progress in addressing coroner’s concerns following death of Ruth Perry Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo News New year honours 2025: Who got what in FE and skills? College leaders, governors and a leading apprenticeships researcher among 19 recognised Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo News Former union chief Bousted made a Baroness Mary Bousted will sit on the red benches as a Labour life peer FE Week Reporter 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo SEND MPs launch inquiry to find SEND solutions The education select committee want solutions that will fix the broken SEND system and improve outcomes Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Ofsted Ofsted to trial ‘new inspection approach’ in January Ofsted also published its first update on Big Listen actions Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Skills bootcamps Bootcamps: Providers ‘pushed’ to prioritise job-ready learners Demanding targets failed to take into account learners who were further from the job market Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Ofsted ‘Herculean team effort’ lands top Ofsted marks for Suffolk college Inspectors praise social mobility focus in grade 1 report Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Politics, Skills reform Teacher misconduct laws extended to FE colleges and providers Children’s wellbeing and schools bill puts further education teachers in scope of lifetime bans Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Bailout saves WCG from going insolvent next month But the college group’s new principal says it is now ‘on the right track’ Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Newer 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 806 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
