News Ofsted watch: Troubled college and Williamson’s alma mater among swathe of positive results A college in financial trouble and the education secretary’s old sixth form are among a host of positive Ofsted… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Reformed BTECs still produce higher grades than A-levels Students still get higher marks in reformed BTECs than in A-levels – but the gap has closed, new analysis… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Grade 4 provider to close after losing Ofsted appeal The first FE provider to receive a grade four under Ofsted’s new inspection regime is closing down. Sixteen jobs… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Gender pay gap doubles for apprentices The apprenticeships system is “continuing to let women down”, a union has said. The claim came after it was… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Skills advisory panels set to influence which FE courses receive funding Skills advisory panels (SAPs) could be given a role in influencing which courses will be prioritised and funded in… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive ‘I’ve never experienced anything like this’: Shrewsbury College in grade 4 battle A college is battling Ofsted to prevent the publication of a grade four report after inspectors claimed to have… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Investigation: Highest principals’ pay plummets The top ten highest college salaries have dropped by an average of more than £50,000 after six of the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive FE is a ‘ticking time bomb’, says college chief Further education is a “ticking time bomb” and more colleges will have to close campuses unless government gets serious… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Cornwall campus closure – MP demands government probe The local Conservative MP for Saltash has called for a government investigation into Cornwall College Group after it announced… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Most learners don’t know they’re apprentices at management provider, Ofsted finds A provider of management courses has been declared ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted after it was found learners and their bosses… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Suspended principal to leave earlier than planned A college principal who was suspended following government intervention has brought forward her retirement date. Stella Mbubaegbu announced today… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Williamson pledges to work ‘hand in glove’ with sector to argue for more funding Education secretary Gavin Williamson has pledged to work “hand in glove” with the sector to argue for further investment… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 851 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 24h Shane Chowen 24h Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
