News Leading charity sector figure to lead London’s largest college group A leading figure from the charity sector will take the reins at London’s largest college group. Roy O’Shaughnessy, who… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Festival of Learning winners 2018 winners announced The Learning and Work Institute has announced the 35 award winners and highly commended nominees for the 2018 Festival… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Two Stoke studio schools will shut down Two studio schools in Stoke-on-Trent will close by next summer amid dire problems with recruiting students. Stoke-on-Trent Studio College… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted result for Redbridge Institute of Adult Education A local authority provider has been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the first time since 2015. Redbridge Institute of… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Rye Studio School to close over low pupil numbers The Rye Studio School in East Sussex will close this summer after it failed to recruit even half of… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Scrap the Institute for Apprenticeships, says Lords report The Institute for Apprenticeships should be scrapped, according to an influential committee that sits in the House of Lords…. Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Queen’s birthday honours 2018: Who got what in FE and skills? The FE and skills sector is well represented in the Queen’s birthday honours list this year, in which Ofsted’s… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Army recruits (again): IfA appoints deputy director to oversee T-levels The Institute for Apprenticeships has appointed yet another military person to its leadership team – and they’ve been given… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News IfA extends T-levels consultation deadline AGAIN The deadline on the latest T-levels consultation has been extended yet again, and the Institute for Apprenticeships will now… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Success for employer-provider but college falls two grades from ‘outstanding’ An employer-provider has boosted its grade to ‘good’ in a mixed week for the FE sector, as Highbury College… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Council accused of SEND transport discrimination A local authority has been accused of breaking government guidelines on college transport charges, and parents of children with… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News UCU college strike action continues to win concessions The University and College Union is continuing to win concessions in the current round of college strikes, as it… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 808 Older Must read 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 7d Jessica Hill 7d 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 3w Billy Camden 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
