News Ofsted watch: Family owned private provider slammed by Ofsted… again A family owned business in the construction industry was hit with a grade four by Ofsted, in a poor… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Sector unites to solve funding crisis for high-needs learners Leading bodies within the FE sector have teamed up with local government to launch research into a crisis in… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Ofsted attacked for ‘unfair’ inspections before mergers Ofsted was criticised by an experienced turnaround principal for inspecting colleges just before mergers, at the Association for Colleges’… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive It played to our strengths: grade-one principal explains Ofsted success The principal of the first college to be rated “outstanding” under Ofsted’s new framework has warned that “you can’t… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive ‘Heart-wrenching’ impact of funding cuts shared by college leaders Six college leaders have shared the “heart-wrenching” impacts of government funding cuts after speaking anonymously to FE Week for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Labour promises to raise the FE funding rate and reform the apprenticeship levy Labour has pledged to raise the base rate of per-student funding in FE to secondary-school levels and expand the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Rooney makes his WorldSkills UK LIVE! debut Ex-Greene King boss Rooney Anand spoke of his excitement today as he made his debut as WorldSkills UK chair… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Three FE colleges win Queen’s Anniversary Prizes Three FE colleges in England have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for 2018-2020 in a… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Labour launch manifesto – read what it says about FE and skills This morning the Labour Party launched their manifesto ahead of the general election on 12 December (click here to… FE Week Reporter 6y FE Week Reporter 6y News Skills leaders call for changes to T-level curriculum ahead of launch next year Two leading skills organisations have called for a rethink of the construction T-level curriculum ahead of the qualification’s launch… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Winners of the WEA 2019 Educational Impact Awards revealed Refugees who achieved their qualifications after fleeing thousands of miles from their home nations are among the 11 winners… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Liberal Democrats promise £1 billion for colleges in their manifesto The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest an extra £1 billion in FE, including VAT refunds for colleges. “Further… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 815 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
