Colleges, Ofsted Burnley College inflated achievement rates, Ofsted reveals Inspectors slam governors for not questioning ‘exceptionally high’ QARs Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Colleges, Young people ‘Significant disadvantage gap’ in GCSE resits revealed EPI calls for ‘targeted reforms’ to help students ‘who feel trapped on the resit treadmill’ Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Colleges Exclusive Burnley College principal resigns amid investigation Union demands ‘real reason’ for Karen Buchanan’s exit Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Careers PAC: Unclear how DWP will spend £55m for merged jobs and careers service MPs urges government to set out its plans for joint jobcentre/national careers service to avoid ‘rushed decisions’ Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Colleges Exclusive Two senior leaders suddenly exit north east college Pair won’t return ‘for the foreseeable future’, staff told Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Training Providers Springfield Training owner explains sudden closure CEO pursues damages from ex-employees who ‘unlawfully’ accessed employer data amid assessment backlogs Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen 8mo Politics Education committee replaces suspended MP with ex-education secretary James Cleverly to replace Patrick Spencer on Parliament’s education select committee Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen 8mo Long read, Skills reform Profile GSAP: FE’s secret weapon for net zero training Former fisherman Mike Blakeley tells how he’s building the Green Skills Advisory Panel so FE and industry can make… Jessica Hill 8mo Jessica Hill 8mo Ofsted, Teaching Ofsted reveals how it will inspect providers’ AI use Inspectors will not check tech use as a ‘standalone’ part of inspections, but will look at its impact on… Jack Dyson 9mo Jack Dyson 9mo Colleges Finding Governors for Schools… and now FE too Governors for Schools will now run the FE governor recruitment service for DfE Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Apprenticeships Foundation apprenticeship success could ‘add risk’ This year’s record apprenticeships budget is under pressure Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Apprenticeships Assessment reforms ‘just a correction’, says Bauckham New apprenticeship assessments solve ‘problems’ with current EPA model Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Newer 1 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 850 Older Must read 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
