News Ofsted watch: A week of contrasting fortunes for UTCs It’s been a week of contrasting fortunes for university technical colleges, as one is rated ‘good’ and another ‘inadequate’… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted: Bigger colleges aren’t always better “Big is not always beautiful,” Ofsted’s main man for FE has warned, admitting he is considering the effect of… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News AoC criticises new public sector register of providers A second register for apprenticeship training providers is being created for the public sector, and the Association of Colleges… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Ex-principal paid £80k for gardening leave amid staff redundancy push A former Sussex principal is being paid around £80,000 not to work over a five-month period even though the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Secrecy surrounds Ofsted’s decision to declare its 3aaa inspection ‘incomplete’ Ofsted’s latest inspection of Aspire Achieve Advance – which holds the largest ESFA apprenticeship allocation – is “incomplete” following… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News An eighth UTC gets the bottom Ofsted grade Yet another university technical college has been rated ‘inadequate’, the eighth to receive Ofsted’s most dubious honour. Derby Manufacturing… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Spotlight on 16-year-olds as NEETs rise and level 2 apprenticeships fall A sharp fall in the number of 16-year-olds taking up level two apprenticeships is being blamed for a startling… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Bids reopen for £13m strategic college improvement fund Colleges can bid for the remaining £13 million from the strategic college improvement fund using newly released guidance. The… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Journalism bosses hit out at apprenticeship training blockage Media bosses have criticised the “red tape” that surrounds the government’s apprenticeships register, seemingly preventing providers from training journalists…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Damian Hinds defends T-levels timetable to Education Committee The education secretary has defended his decision not to delay the first T-levels, insisting the new qualifications are being… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Unions write to AOC to justify 5 per cent national pay claim Trade unions have written to the Association of Colleges to spell out exactly why they have resubmitted a claim… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Staff at Lowestoft SFC out on the first of six strike days over merger Staff at Lowestoft Sixth-Form College have walked out on the first of six days of strike action protesting a… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y Newer 1 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
