Colleges

Non-white college principals drops to 5%

Colleges must improve data collection and access to leadership training for BAME staff, experts say

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Labour reviewing all of Eton’s proposed ‘elite’ sixth forms

Planned sixth forms in Dudley, Teesside and Oldham are part of a review of whether 44 free schools offer…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted to ditch one-word ratings for FE in September

Ofsted FE chief hinted at consultation in the new year for tailored inspection frameworks

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Cash-strapped WCG stung by ‘significant’ clawback

The college group remains optimistic amid pressure from the ESFA and bankers

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
AEB, Colleges

£300m of adult education lost in post-pandemic underspend

‘Hugely disappointing’ unspent cash revealed to Parliament

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

We’ll lose apprentices due to Reeves’ tax and wage rise, say bosses

Most salon owners say they plan to cut back on hiring

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor


News

Journey’s not over for skills bootcamps, says top DfE official

Short courses could be funded through new growth and skills levy

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

£300m budget boost ‘can’t pay for 5.5% FE pay rise’, AoC claims

UCU hits back and tells colleges to better ‘manage their budgets to prioritise giving hard-working staff a proper pay-rise…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

All level 7 apprenticeships will be axed, skills minister suggests

‘Honest’ Jacqui Smith says cuts will be ‘more than people hope’ as she also defends Skills England’s independence and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Adult education

Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2024

10 inspirational winners from London’s adult learning community have been honoured

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges

Country’s only ‘inadequate’ FE college improves to ‘good’

The college’s principal said staff are ‘absolutely delighted’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor

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
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

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
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel