News Ofsted watch: UTC impresses while colleges flounder A university technical college stood out this week for the right reasons – it was rated ‘good’ in its… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Apprenticeship register reapplication process branded a ‘farce’ by provider An Ofsted grade two provider has hit out at the government’s “farcical” process for reapplying to the register of… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y Feature, News The move towards professionalising governance More and more colleges are appointing directors of governance and are even paying their governors, as they look to… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Layoffs loom at RNN Group as DfE cuts off bailouts One of the biggest college groups in the country has said it has “no alternative” than to cut staff… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Is 3aaa’s Marples back in the education game? The co-founder of a disgraced training provider that is subject to an ongoing police investigation has launched a new… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Milton in interdepartmental talks to set up new youth pre-employment programme Skills minister Anne Milton wants to launch a new youth pre-employment programme as early as next January. In an… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Put the entire adult education budget out to tender, says AELP The entire £1.5 billion adult education budget should be put out to tender owing to “persistent annual underspends and… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News NUS calls on colleges to do more to tackle student sexual harassment Colleges have been urged to develop more “robust” policies to tackle sexual harassment and violence, after a student survey… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive T-level providers share ‘extremely tight’ timescale concerns “Extremely tight” delivery timescales, a lack of viable industry placements and limited public transport are among the key challenges… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News College in ‘cash crisis’ to cut 51 jobs A college has announced plans to cut its staff numbers by 10 per cent, months after the FE Commissioner… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News T-levels implementation should be delayed again, says chair of social mobility commission Dame Martina Milburn has called for the rollout of T-levels to be delayed for a year. While giving evidence… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Challenger for AoC president withdraws due to ‘personal reasons’ The race to decide the next Association of Colleges president has taken another turn, after the challenger candidate pulled… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people Long read 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
