News Williamson’s education committee exams hearing: 4 things we learned The education secretary faced questions about this year’s exams fiasco and the reopening of schools and colleges when he… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News UCU threatens to ‘name and shame’ unsafe colleges A union has threatened to “name and shame” colleges that are “not doing enough” to keep staff and students… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted chief now ‘open to exploring’ direct inspection of all FE subcontractors For the first time Ofsted is exploring a move to directly inspect all FE subcontractors, something until now it… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News NAO reveal £726m in college bailouts and loans with ‘nearly half’ in intervention Nearly three-quarters of a billion pounds in public funds has been spent on bailing out and restructuring colleges, while… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News REVEALED: £26.6m cost of Hadlow Group transfer and how five colleges were bailed out to avoid insolvency The eye-watering £26.6 million cost of the first two education insolvencies, and how five colleges were bailed out by… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 Newer 1 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 Long read 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications Exclusive 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
