News College leaders apply pressure on chancellor for a raise on Valentine’s Day The chancellor was urged to show that he does love colleges today after representatives from a campaign group calling… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Arts and media provider to challenge Ofsted ‘inadequate’ rating An arts and media provider with a large proportion of high needs learners is challenging an ‘inadequate’ report after… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Bath Studio School confirms it will close in 2020 A studio school in Bath that has struggled to meet costs as a result of severely low student numbers… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Hadlow Group chief executive on sick leave following FE Commissioner intervention The Hadlow Group is on the hunt for an interim chief executive after its leader went on sick leave… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Another studio school considers closure over poor recruitment Leaders of a studio school in Liverpool are “strongly considering” closing their institution next year, after poor recruitment affected… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Revealed: The awarding organisations to deliver the first three T-levels The awarding organisations that will develop, deliver and award the first three T-levels have been revealed by the government…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Mysterious apprenticeship provider judged ‘insufficient’ by Ofsted following FE Week exposé A provider that received over £16 million in three years from college subcontracting deals has been exposed by Ofsted… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government agency to charge for apprenticeship quality assurance The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is to start charging for its apprenticeship external quality assurance service. News… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE publishes indicators for potential fraud in education providers Working “unusual” hours and claims in excess of actual expenses have been listed as indicators for training providers that… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Two more providers removed from T-levels 2020 delivery Two providers will no longer deliver the first wave of T-levels after one received a low Ofsted rating and… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News ESFA bans six more new providers from taking on apprentices Six more providers have received temporary bans on recruiting apprentices as Ofsted continues its scrutiny of new provision, with… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News DfE reveals colleges allocated £470m in financial support Around £470 million has now been allocated by the government to cover the costs of implementing post-area review changes… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 818 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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