News Struggling UTC rebrands and joins academy trust Another struggling university technical college has denied distancing itself from the UTC movement despite a rebrand now that it… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Staff at colleges striking for up to 7 days in exam season Staff at a host of colleges across the country will walk out on strike for up to seven days… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government ignoring apprentices in mental health plans Apprentices have been ignored in the government’s plans to improve support for learners with mental ill-health, according to a… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Robert Halfon questions key principle behind new T-levels The former skills minister has appeared to question the whole design principle behind the government’s plan for prestigious new… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Studio schools to cut ties with FE colleges The controversial studio schools programme has announced a dramatic shift in focus after the tally of those closed or… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted watch: Ambulance trust fares well in early monitoring visit The first employer provider to have received an apprenticeship early monitoring visit resulted in a positive report, in this… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Leicester city council in row over ‘brokerage-style’ levy deal Leicester city council is the latest public body accused of diverting apprenticeship levy funding away from frontline learning via… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Governors ‘abrogated’ responsibilities at inadequate Medway UTC The governors of a university technical college have been slammed for “abrogating” their responsibilities, in yet another damning Ofsted… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News College with huge bailout debt pays principal over £265k A college owes the government almost £14 million in emergency bailout cash alone, but it still managed to scrape… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Special investigation: The fallout from mass exam reversal Thousands of young people are having their recent exam failures reversed, thanks to a change in the design of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Stephenson College challenged over £100,000 tactical subcontracting A college that charged up to 57 per cent in management fees has been found to be attempting to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News ‘Unsafe’ Moulton College appoints safe pair of hands as interim principal A troubled Northamptonshire college has appointed a familiar face as an interim leader after its principal resigned in the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 839 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
