Ofsted, Teaching Ofsted reveals how it will inspect providers’ AI use Inspectors will not check tech use as a ‘standalone’ part of inspections, but will look at its impact on… Jack Dyson 9mo Jack Dyson 9mo Colleges Finding Governors for Schools… and now FE too Governors for Schools will now run the FE governor recruitment service for DfE Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Apprenticeships Foundation apprenticeship success could ‘add risk’ This year’s record apprenticeships budget is under pressure Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Apprenticeships Assessment reforms ‘just a correction’, says Bauckham New apprenticeship assessments solve ‘problems’ with current EPA model Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Ofsted Oliver: Postponing Ofsted inspections too risky Chief inspector rejects calls to delay new inspection regime Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Young people PAC: T Levels could remain ‘minority pursuit’ without serious campaign MPs urges government to detail plan for engagement and alignment with other qualifications Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo News Long read Marples trial: Witnesses end with 3aaa ‘fraud’ scrutiny Competence and motive of investigators challenged Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Colleges £1.5m loan plea triggers intervention for South Devon College The college’s CEO says his organisation ‘remains on the front foot’ Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Colleges, FE workforce AoC delays pay recommendation until September Colleges need summer to work new £160m funding into budgets, David Hughes says Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Adult education Northcoders bags full stack of top grades in first inspection The company’s CEO says the grade is a ‘clear validation’ of the standards staff strive for Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Ofsted Ofsted pledges specialist inspectors for most visits from November All FE inspections will also be led by either current or recent HMIs, says the watchdog Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Higher education Think tank calls for FE-style franchising crackdown in HE Planned DfE reforms to franchising amount to ‘regulatory negligence’, says The Post-18 Project Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Newer 1 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 854 Older 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 7h Josh Mellor 7h 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo