News Catholic sixth form in need of partner to survive, claims FE Commissioner A Blackburn-based catholic sixth form college is no longer “sustainable” due to falling student numbers, the FE commissioner has… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Government praise for ‘new and enthusiastic’ staff at council-run grade four provider An FE Commissioner report published today praised a council’s response to a grade four from Ofsted, after the result… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Funding rates could be slashed by over 40% in apprenticeship shake-up Funding rates for some apprenticeship standards could be cut by almost half under new proposals being put forward by… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Minister takes the wheel at HS2 college ‘in light of the severity of financial situation’ A National College surviving on government bailouts has been placed in supervised status after the FE Commissioner found it… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted verdict: HS2 college left employers to deliver training and failed to protect students from harassment The grade four Ofsted report a National College went to the High Court to suppress has been published this… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News #BackABid: Momentum building for campaign to bring WorldSkills to UK Momentum is building behind FE Week’s rally of support for holding the WorldSkills competition in the UK, after a… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted watch: Fourth sixth form college makes it to ‘outstanding’ this year Another sixth form college has received a grade one, making it the fourth such provider to receive the coveted… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofqual orders exam boards to publish qualification costs Exam boards will be required to publish the costs of qualifications on their websites to “create a more level… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Provider pulls out of apprenticeships after second Ofsted mauling The training arm of an engineering trade association has pulled out of apprenticeships in England after it was slammed… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Colleges collect royal honour from Buckingham Palace Staff and students from four colleges brushed shoulders with royalty today as they picked up their Queen’s Anniversary Prizes… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News College rocked by shock deficit appoints experienced interim principal A college that has been rocked by an unexpected £6 million deficit has appointed an experienced FE leader as… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Derailed: HS2 college face Ofsted grade 4 after dropping legal challenge The troubled National College for HS2 has abandoned its attempts to stop Ofsted publishing a grade four report, after… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 808 Older Must read 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 6d Jessica Hill 6d 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 3w Billy Camden 3w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 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