News Exclusive Mystery surrounds departure of experienced principal An experienced principal has been mysteriously replaced following an FE Commissioner check-up. Andy Forbes (pictured top) left City of… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted Ofsted launches review into ‘very poor’ prison education Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons are launching a review into the “very poor state” of prison education…. Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive ‘Alarming’ lack of BAME students in first year of T Levels Black, Asian and minority ethnic students were “alarmingly” under-represented in the first year of T Levels, FE Week can… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News WorldSkills UK finals to take place at venues across the country More than 400 students and apprentices will take part in 64 skills competitions around the country for the WorldSkills UK national… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive No colleges to get CO2 monitors for at least three weeks The Department for Education cannot say when colleges will get promised carbon dioxide monitors after the first delivery schedule… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y AEB Exclusive ESFA accused of ‘hidden agenda’ as AEB providers reveal ‘horrendous’ bid rejections The government has been accused of using the adult education budget tender process to “manoeuvre its hidden agenda” of… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive ‘Indefensible’: No national insurance help for colleges despite support for schools The government will not compensate colleges for national insurance contribution increases even though it is helping schools, FE Week… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 Pandemic took significant toll on FE students, review reveals Awareness of apprenticeships has declined, mental health has deteriorated and pass rates for adults from BAME communities took the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Spending review: FE budget fears as departments asked to find ‘at least’ 5% savings The Department for Education has been asked to find savings of “at least” 5 per cent, leaving it facing… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y AEB ESFA opens up claims against AEB clawback Colleges facing adult education budget clawback have four weeks to make their case to keep the unused cash. Six… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y News Johnson defends ‘heroic’ Williamson as reshuffle rumours swirl Boris Johnson has defended Gavin Williamson for doing a “heroic job” in “difficult circumstances”, amid rumours he could be… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News GCSE and A-level 2022 exams grading plan will be confirmed in October, says Ofqual A decision on how exams will be graded in 2022 will be announced next month, Ofqual has said. Ofqual… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 812 Older Must read 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 6d Jessica Hill 6d 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
