Ofsted London university receives top Ofsted marks for degree apprenticeships Inspectors rated Queen Mary University ‘outstanding’ across the board Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges Stop depleting your cash reserves, Legrave tells colleges FE Commissioner also calls on leaders to better understand severance payment rules Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Colleges, Politics Exclusive College teacher pay snub goes legal SFCA launches judicial review against DfE Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Skills bootcamps Bootcamp ‘outcomes’ remained elusive in 2022-23, new figures show The government may ‘evolve’ how the courses are funded next year Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Pensions First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 proposed DfE also proposes to amend legislation to apply fair deal pensions guarantee to college teachers Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo T Levels DfE told to abolish ‘overwhelmingly negative’ T Level transition course Think tank says foundation year is ‘failing’ in main aim – promoting progression to T Levels Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges, Industrial action NEU announces sixth form college strike dates Three strike days confirmed following teacher pay snub Shane Chowen 7mo Shane Chowen 7mo Colleges, Curriculum review FE lacks capacity for major reform, says curriculum review chair English and maths grade 4 pass mark also labelled a ‘relatively random indicator’ Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo 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 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo 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 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Colleges, Ofsted College celebrates second consecutive Ofsted ‘outstanding’ West Midlands group praised for ‘strong’ contribution to skills needs and ‘role model’ teachers Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Strikes 32 sixth form colleges vote to strike over ‘farcical’ pay situation But no date for action has been set yet Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Newer 1 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 810 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
