Politics Labour unveils new council of skills advisers Analysis has revealed a divide in level 3 attainment between London and northern communities Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Inclusion Ignored: 80% of colleges fail on legal requirement to inform the visually impaired on accessibility Specialist colleges have also been criticised for not meeting legal accessibility requirements Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Governance External governance reviewers ‘must understand the local context’, conference delegates are told For upcoming external board audits, providers have been told to ‘start thinking about reviewers in your locality in your… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Level 3 adult offer to be widened for low earners The government is set to allow people on low wages to take multiple level 3 qualifications available through the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted First two Ofsted full-inspection reports bring ‘good’ news to colleges Two colleges have received grade two from a full inspection, with one improving from a grade three Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ provider not inspected for 11 years downgraded in first Ofsted report Inspectors did highlight the provider’s ‘ambitious curriculum and culture’ Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Skills reform MPs have their say on the Skills Bill BTECs, mayoral combined authorities, and Universal Credit were all brought up by the 44 MPs who took part in… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Exams Exclusive ‘I won’t be hiding away in the Ofqual attic’ New exams chief Dr Jo Saxton says she likes a challenge. Just as well, as she faces having to… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y Traineeships Traineeships flop: less than half 16-18 expansion cash allocated Less than half of the £30 million earmarked for the government’s 16-to-18 traineeships market entry exercise is set to… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y T Levels ‘Wrong message’: leaders criticise ending of T Level maths and English requirement Axing the requirement for T Level students to achieve GCSE-level English and maths by the end of their course… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y T Levels Exclusive Zahawi claims to have evidence there will be enough employers for T Level placements But colleges delivering the first T Levels warn they can’t even find enough placements now for their small number… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Deliver more apprenticeships, Zahawi tells college leaders Currently around 30% of apprenticeships are delivered by colleges. Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 820 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
