Colleges College social action awards finalists revealed Good for Me Good for FE announce shortlisted staff, students and projects for this year’s awards FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Colleges Pensions ‘guarantee’ to save colleges £30m Additional funding will also be handed to colleges to cover employer national insurance rises, estimated to be worth £100m Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Colleges, Ofsted College celebrates second consecutive Ofsted ‘outstanding’ West Midlands group praised for ‘strong’ contribution to skills needs and ‘role model’ teachers Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Strikes 32 sixth form colleges vote to strike over ‘farcical’ pay situation But no date for action has been set yet Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Apprenticeships, Long read Investigation Gripped by fear of a special needs cash clawback Most apprenticeship providers don’t claim apprentice support funding due to complexity and worries a mistake could wreck their finances,… Jessica Hill 6mo Jessica Hill 6mo Colleges Colleges wanted to battle universities for royal prize College leaders should realise they’re as worthy as HE institutions for Queen Elizabeth Prizes, says awards boss Shane Chowen 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo Colleges Colleges call for equal funding for 14–16 students amid surge School-age students are funded at a lower base rate if they study at a college Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Skills reform 1 in 4 SEND colleges trapped by VAT changes ‘There is no benefit to anybody’ says college leader Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Colleges College unaware of suicidal teen’s mental state, coroner warns Poor messaging between college and mental health services, coroner deems Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Colleges Non-white college principals drops to 5% Colleges must improve data collection and access to leadership training for BAME staff, experts say Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo News Labour reviewing all of Eton’s proposed ‘elite’ sixth forms Planned sixth forms in Dudley, Teesside and Oldham are part of a review of whether 44 free schools offer… Samantha Booth 6mo Samantha Booth 6mo Ofsted Ofsted to ditch one-word ratings for FE in September Ofsted FE chief hinted at consultation in the new year for tailored inspection frameworks Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Newer 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 806 Older Must read 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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
