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 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 Newer 1 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
