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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
Billy Camden
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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
Jude Burke
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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
Billy Camden
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Careers and Enterprise Company blasted over £200k conference spend

The Careers and Enterprise Company has been blasted for spending more than £200,000 on two conferences after MPs demanded…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

College group boss gives up bonus in ‘landmark’ pay deal

The new boss of a London college group has given up his annual bonus as part of a “landmark”…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Rayner: Labour would scrap GCSE English and maths forced resits policy

The controversial GCSE English and maths resits policy would be scrapped under a Labour government, Angela Rayner is expected…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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UCU members at six colleges set for two-day walk out

Members of the University and College Union at six colleges will walk out for two days next week, in…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Milton tells college leaders to use money ‘wisely’ before asking Treasury for more cash

The skills minister has told college leaders that they need to use their money and resources “wisely” before making…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

FE commissioner annual report: number of colleges put into intervention drops by more than half

The number of colleges referred for formal intervention by the FE commissioner fell by more than half last year…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

DfE reveals new national leaders of governance

The names of the first six national leaders of governance have been revealed by the Department for Education. The…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Hat-trick of ‘requires improvement’ ratings for retail giant’s apprenticeship training

High street giant Boots has been hit with a third ‘requires improvement’ rating in a row by Ofsted. Inspectors…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Troubleshooter takes over at Cornwall College Group

A troubled college group has appointed a seasoned troubleshooter as its interim principal. Cornwall College Group lost its former…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross

Must read

16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill