Ofsted

Christine Gilbert set to be appointed Ofsted chair

Ofsted’s consultation response on its new report cards is also set to be delayed until September

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
AI, Colleges

AI guidance for colleges: 9 key findings for leaders

Government toolkits say colleges should train staff on safe AI use and to spot deep-fakes

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Colleges, Ofsted

Cambridge sixth form college scores Ofsted ‘outstanding’ hat-trick

Inspectors praise ‘exceptional’ teaching and high attendance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
AI

FE providers wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’

Pilot to build ‘evidence base’ on impact of workload-cutting tech

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Devolve FE to ‘maximum possible extent’, MPs urge

Business and trade committee also wants national skills funding and policy transferred away from DfE

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Careers

First area chosen to trial new jobs and careers service ‘pathfinder’

West Yorkshire will test ‘personalised’ jobseeker support

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Colleges

Burnham boosts cash to solve FE capacity crisis 

Projections suggest thousands of extra places will be needed for 17 and 18-year-olds in the next three years

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

College planning to axe 100 staff faces strike

‘Critical’ exam season to be impacted as union members prepare to walk out for 3 days

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted, SEND

‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed

Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Parents win payout after council SEND transport failure

Derby City Council agrees to pay over £4,000 to families for ‘impractical’ offer

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Students

It’s the good, the bat and the snugly this Volunteers’ Week

Colleges showcase student community champions

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges

Teacher sacked in trans-student name row can appeal

Tribunal case highlights urgency for ‘definitive’ national policy on gender identity for colleges

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill