News College with ‘failed’ Grenfell-style cladding to remain open for 16 to 18-year-old residents despite Bolton fire This evening the Department for Education (DfE) has said there remains “no immediate safety concerns” at a college halls… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y News Punishing strikes at Nottingham College officially end A bitter dispute that involved extensive strikes at Nottingham College has officially ended after a deal was reached which… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted watch: Healthcare providers criticised in ‘outstanding’ week for colleges Two healthcare providers have been told to get in shape while one college was found to be ‘outstanding’ by… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Why colleges are choosing GCSE resits over alternatives Colleges across the country have been entering more students for GCSE maths and English re-sits than government policy requires…. Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Exclusive Small business fury over Hadlow administration “The b***ards” was the reaction of one of many small businesses owed thousands of pounds by the first college… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive College to spend £250k paying off learner loans after subcontracting scandal A college will pay off almost £250,000 in loans debt for 59 victims of a subcontracting scandal. FE Week… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Ofsted: Campus grades on the cards for 2020 A move to campus-level Ofsted grades for college groups is back on the cards and they could be introduced… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Teacher warned learners of ‘terror’ attack in latest college hack A Manchester sixth form college has become the sector’s latest cyber-attack victim, after criminals hacked a teacher’s email to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted reveals National College surviving on bailouts has just 24 classroom students A National College due to dissolve in the new year has just 24 classroom students – its first-ever Ofsted… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News First ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating for FE college under new framework The first college to receive a grade one rating under Ofsted’s new inspection framework is Newcastle and Stafford Colleges… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Conservatives pledge £1.8bn capital investment for FE colleges The Conservatives have announced plans to put £1.8 billion into capital investment for further education colleges. In a speech… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Stella suspended following FE Commissioner intervention A principal at the centre of a college expenses scandal has been suspended, FE Week can reveal. Stella Mbubaegbu… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 805 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 1d Billy Camden 1d 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo 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
