News AoC recommends ‘disappointing’ 1% college staff pay rise College staff should receive a 1 per cent pay rise this year, the Association of Colleges has recommended in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Self-isolating and onsite students should receive ‘same amount’ of teaching, says DfE FE providers should attempt to deliver the same amount of teaching and work to self-isolating students that they would… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE WILL share 2020/21 achievement rates with Ofsted For a second year the critical qualification achievement rates (QAR) for providers will not be published, but unlike last… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News No full Ofsted return until summer 2021 Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the summer term, the government has announced. But monitoring visits, including… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: The government’s plans for 2021 summer exams and assessments GCSE and A-level students sitting exams next year will be given more generous grading, advance notice of some topics… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Post-16 high needs system needs ‘radical’ shake-up, report finds A “radical” shake-up of the “overly complicated” high needs FE system is required, following a quadrupling in the number… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Spielman ‘not expecting’ graded inspections from January Ofsted is not expecting to resume graded inspections in January, the chief inspector has said. Speaking at the launch… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted’s 2019/20 annual report: Key findings for the FE and skills sector Ofsted has today published its annual stocktake of education for the 2019/20 academic year, which saw inspection activity largely… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted annual report highlights ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships as private provider grades fall for 4th year Apprenticeships are the “weakest” area of provision in FE providers, with one in ten judged ‘inadequate’ last year, Ofsted… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Shock’ decision to sell college slammed by MP An MP has hit out at a college group’s decision to close and sell a historic adult education site…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News FE Commissioner 2019/20 annual report: 6 things we learned The FE Commissioner’s 2019/20 annual report has been published this morning – the last before Richard Atkins steps down… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Sponsored Nominations are open for the 11th Annual BTEC Awards (Advertorial) | Your chance to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of BTEC learners and educators around the world… Shane Mann 5y Shane Mann 5y Newer 1 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 813 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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