News Snow news day: Prankster fakes college shutdown… before it closes for real A prankster has caused confusion by setting up a fake Twitter account for a college and claiming it had… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: College complains to Ofsted over rating of 14 to 16 provision A college has complained to Ofsted about a grade three verdict on its 14-to-16 provision, which it claims failed… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Future of ‘outstanding’ provider threatened by non-levy tender debacle An ‘outstanding’ training provider is facing a significant challenge to survive after it was only awarded a fraction of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Revealed: The 714 providers that won non-levy tender funding A total of 714 training providers have won contracts in the £650 million non-levy tender – nearly a third… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted leadership approval soars under Spielman A survey of civil servants working at the education watchdog shows a surge in approval of Ofsted’s leadership and… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Hart Learning Group chief executive steps down The chief executive of the Hart Learning Group has stepped down after three years in charge, it has been… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted Watch: Tough week for FE as grades fall Two FE providers have seen their ratings tumble, and two others have received ‘requires improvement’ grades, in the latest… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive Revealed: Non-levy tender result regional variations Apprenticeship providers in London are the biggest losers from the results of the much anticipated non-levy tender, after FE… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Battle to save college campus near Grenfell Tower gets FE commissioner support The FE Commissioner has become embroiled in the battle to save a college campus for residents dealing with the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive Colleges must justify ‘excessive’ staff pay, union demands Colleges must justify staff who are paid over £150,000 a year, according to the University and College Union, which… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Exposed! Nationwide transport charges for SEND learners With more and more councils introducing travel charges that deter learners from further education, the government has ignored the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News BREAKING: Non-levy £650m tender results finally shared The long-awaited non-levy tender results, for funding apprenticeships with small (non-levy) employers, have been revealed by the Education and… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 814 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo