Colleges

NTI for Newbury College from ‘serious cashflow pressures’

PFI costs and delayed asset sale trigger concerns over cash

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

‘Inadequate’ Furness College chooses merger partner

Announcement follows an FE Commissioner structure and prospects appraisal

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

College teacher shortages put government missions at risk, say MPs

Committee also tells ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Colleges

Northern College proposes merger after weathering ‘perfect storm’

The adult residential college has set out the plan four years after opting to remain standalone

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Make post-16 an ‘integrated’ tertiary system – report

EPI calls for ‘holistic’ tertiary education system ahead of imminent post-16 white paper

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Fuel pumped up with Ofsted’s premium rating

Large leadership and management provider aims to double apprentice numbers after grade one feat

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Assessment

Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper

Over 2,000 students sign petition after substitute paper ‘lacked key topics’ 

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges

City of Liverpool staffers awarded £100k over principal’s relative controversy

Ex-college managers awarded maximum unfair dismissal compensation

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

‘It’s refreshing Labour isn’t thrusting random vision on sector’ – Francis

Curriculum review chair says Phillipson’s approach means her review won’t ‘tip the sector over’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

College mulls judicial review after downgrade to ‘good’

Previously ‘outstanding’ Farnborough College of Technology said its March inspection ‘focused obsessively’ on A-levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Sponsored post

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Politics

Phillipson ‘shifts the goalposts’ on 6.5k teachers pledge

Education secretary confirms promised teachers won’t all be new, and target omits key subjects aim

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Must read

Awarding

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
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
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel