Feature, News Exclusive Investigation: College sector recruitment highs & lows after virus and exams fiasco As colleges re-open their doors after a summer like no other, staff have had to cross their fingers and… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News College drops plans for ‘alternate week’ rota after parent complaints A college has dropped plans to alternate students between on-site provision and studying from home after an outcry from… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News UCU boss pockets £400k payoff a year after lambasting college principals as ‘greedy and hopelessly out of touch’ The general secretary of a leading college union who lambasted colleges for how much their principals earn was handed… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News College switches to ‘alternate week’ rota despite government promising full-time teaching A college has implemented an ‘alternate week’ timetable for 16 to 18-year-olds after concluding it did not have the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Apprentices to fill junior exec vacancies at DfE and ESFA Staff have been told that they must fill junior executive vacancies with apprentices, as part of a three-month trial… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Student numbers soaring at new UTC The first new university technical college to open its doors for two years has been deluged with students, while… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Colleges and ITPs miss out again on Covid relief funds A cash-strapped college is among more than a quarter of training providers to have had a bid for help… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Call for colleges to host employer hubs to help fill healthcare vacancies New employer hubs to “turbocharge greater college collaboration” with the NHS have been proposed to fill “significant workforce vacancies”… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive T Levels launch but classes not full Colleges and schools have missed two-thirds of their T Level enrolment targets, with digital proving to be the toughest… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Law to be changed to help those made redundant finish their apprenticeship The government is changing the law to allow more redundant apprentices to complete their course. A Statutory Instrument (SI)… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Team UK for EuroSkills Graz unveiled The elite team of skilled young people who will represent the UK at EuroSkills in Austria next year has… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE change of heart: catch-up funding can be for students with GCSE English and maths The government has given in to pressure to widen the number of students eligible for 16 to 19 catch-up… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 804 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
