Colleges

Creating ESOL courses isn’t ‘voluntary work’, says tribunal

Tribunal notes ‘significant failure of HR’ for lack of communication with hourly paid staff

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Young people

T Levels for adults ‘under review’ amid ‘very little interest’

Only one college recruited a standalone group of adults

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

It’s not only Leeds and Manchester desperate for demographic boom help, say leaders

The number of 16 to 18-year-olds is projected to rise by 20 per cent between 2017 and 2028

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Kaplan tops apprenticeship revenue charts as level 7 verdict looms

QA and Multiverse also rose up the ranks in 2022-23, according to data finally released this week

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Ofsted looks at renaming new ‘secure’ grade

But expert warns: ‘It’s not that word, it’s the structure of the grading system’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

Oli de Botton appointed ‘expert adviser’ to Starmer on skills

Former headteacher will leave role at the Careers and Enterprise Company this month

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Colleges

Ofsted: Schools and colleges must improve ‘poor’ careers advice

Most college students can’t remember what careers guidance they had in school

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Higher education, Training Providers

Trainee teachers dumped in cafes and shops for work placements 

Applied Business Academy liquidated before facing ‘significant penalties’

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ blow for newcomer to care home manager training

Franhen Consultancy’s apprenticeship funding contract now hangs in the balance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

AQA buys Construction EPA Company

Exam body expands further into vocational training space

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Revealed: £302m college condition allocations

DfE also dishes out additional £20m to Leeds and Greater Manchester to help manage student population surge

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Teaching

AI tool for electronics teaching developed by ex-IfATE board member

The tool was funded through a competition for AI tools that could save teachers time

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
News

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