News Cash-strapped college finally appoints permanent principal A financially troubled college that has been without a permanent principal for almost a year has appointed a new… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Petroc comes top in FE Week ’s college league table for 2018 Petroc has been crowned the best college in the country in FE Week’s exclusive league table for 2018. This… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Confusion surrounds Milton’s view on college and private provider collaboration Confusion surrounds the skills minister’s view on college and private provider partnerships, after FE Week discovered that her published… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News AoC boss accepts Ofsted’s concern over courses with poor job prospects The boss of the Association of Colleges has told his members Ofsted is “quite right”, after the inspectorate found… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive College group gives staff a five per cent pay rise, despite a deficit A huge London college group has defended awarding its staff up to a five per cent pay rise –… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive 3aaa paid school fees for its managing director’s child Defunct apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance paid for its former managing director’s child’s school fees as part of a… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Third ‘requires improvement’ rating in a row for mega college in debt A cash-strapped college whose highly-paid leader was the first in a spate of principals to step down has been… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News WEA Awards recognise inspirational lifelong learners and tutors A former boxer who overcame alcohol and substance abuse to get back into the ring as a coach has… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News College staff survey 2018: six things we learned The Department for Education published its first ever college staff survey earlier this week, giving a comprehensive insight into… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Revealed: The ‘scary’ mess left by principal that jumped ship Significant senior staff vacancies and non-existent strategic and financial plans are just some of the issues facing a cash-strapped… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Public sector apprenticeship target: 1.4 per cent progress so far Overall progress towards the public sector apprenticeship target stands at 1.4 per cent so far, according to statistics published… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News AoC conference: 7 takeaway points from the chief inspector’s speech Ofsted’s chief inspector delivered a keynote speech to bring this year’s Association of Colleges conference to a close today…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 815 Older 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
