T Levels DfE told to abolish ‘overwhelmingly negative’ T Level transition course Think tank says foundation year is ‘failing’ in main aim – promoting progression to T Levels Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Colleges, Industrial action NEU announces sixth form college strike dates Three strike days confirmed following teacher pay snub Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen 8mo Colleges, Curriculum review FE lacks capacity for major reform, says curriculum review chair English and maths grade 4 pass mark also labelled a ‘relatively random indicator’ Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Colleges College social action awards finalists revealed Good for Me Good for FE announce shortlisted staff, students and projects for this year’s awards FE Week Reporter 8mo FE Week Reporter 8mo Colleges Pensions ‘guarantee’ to save colleges £30m Additional funding will also be handed to colleges to cover employer national insurance rises, estimated to be worth £100m Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Colleges, Ofsted College celebrates second consecutive Ofsted ‘outstanding’ West Midlands group praised for ‘strong’ contribution to skills needs and ‘role model’ teachers Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Strikes 32 sixth form colleges vote to strike over ‘farcical’ pay situation But no date for action has been set yet Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Apprenticeships, Long read Investigation Gripped by fear of a special needs cash clawback Most apprenticeship providers don’t claim apprentice support funding due to complexity and worries a mistake could wreck their finances,… Jessica Hill 8mo Jessica Hill 8mo Colleges Colleges wanted to battle universities for royal prize College leaders should realise they’re as worthy as HE institutions for Queen Elizabeth Prizes, says awards boss Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen 8mo Colleges Colleges call for equal funding for 14–16 students amid surge School-age students are funded at a lower base rate if they study at a college Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Skills reform 1 in 4 SEND colleges trapped by VAT changes ‘There is no benefit to anybody’ says college leader Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Colleges College unaware of suicidal teen’s mental state, coroner warns Poor messaging between college and mental health services, coroner deems Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Newer 1 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 816 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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
