Colleges Cumbrian college gets £1.5m emergency ESFA loan Low T Level and adult enrolments cause financial hit – but principal says underlying position is ‘solid and sustainable’ Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Qualifications Ministers ignore last-ditch plea to pause BTEC defunding Principals and heads ‘disrespected’ as ministers fail to address concerns set out by 455 leaders FE Week Reporter 8mo FE Week Reporter 8mo Apprenticeships, Careers, T Levels DfE hands over apprenticeships and T Level careers programme The £3.2 million Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge scheme is now run by the Careers and Enterprise Company FE Week Reporter 8mo FE Week Reporter 8mo Ofsted Ofsted vows to ‘tailor’ inspections and report cards to FE and skills Chief inspector says the watchdog has heard the sector’s concerns ‘loud and clear’ Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Ofsted Gilbert review: Ofsted ‘defensive and complacent’ after head’s death Former chief inspector Dame Christine Gilbert’s damning review found the headteacher’s suicide ‘shone a light on a climate of… Billy Camden 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Ofsted Ofsted’s Big Listen: The 8 policies FE providers need to know Reformed inspection framework, report cards and a new staff training academy announced Billy Camden 8mo Lucas Cumiskey and Billy Camden 8mo Ofsted Headline Ofsted grades scrapped with immediate effect – but only for schools The move will ‘follow’ for colleges and ITPs, but the government has not said when Billy Camden 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Assessment, Curriculum Revealed: Two college principals appointed to Labour’s curriculum review Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exam experts among those appointed to work with Professor Becky Francis Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo News Exclusive ‘Shocked’ colleges launch collective complaint over English resit grade boundary hike Exam board defends surprise decision as one CEO issues a judicial review threat Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Colleges, Skills reform Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause 455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo News £3m government AI ‘content store’ to help teachers plan lessons But scheme will not see schools and colleges receive direct funding to help them adopt new technology Billy Camden 8mo Lucas Cumiskey 8mo Colleges, General election College ‘auto-enrols’ students on voting register The scheme hopes to improve low turnouts of young voters Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Newer 1 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 Next 3 stories 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 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
