News Ofsted watch: Private provider rated grade four in first inspection A private training provider has received a grade four in its first ever Ofsted report this week, as three… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive FE Week asks: Should Ofsted judge college leaders on financial management? Ofsted’s chief inspector was quizzed by FE Week’s chief reporter, Billy Camden, on a selection of topical questions at… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 Newer 1 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 830 Older Must read 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 2d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2d Qualifications 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
