News AoC Conference: Milton pleas for renewed ‘partnership’ with colleges Anne Milton wants a refreshed “partnership” between FE and the government to help with the technical education reforms. The… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AoC Conference day one: Jeremy Corbyn’s key FE pledges Jeremy Corbyn will expand on his party’s plans to offer free lifelong education through a National Education Service later… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News FE practitioner research movement gathers pace As one college principal puts out a call for greater support for practitioner research, moves are afoot to create… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News UTC makes impressive turnaround – then ditches the brand A university technical college which clawed its way up two Ofsted ratings in eight months has denied distancing itself… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Apprentice travel discounts yet to manifest Six months after the Conservatives committed to cutting travel costs for apprentices in their election manifesto, there is no… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Impressive week for FE colleges It’s been an outstanding week for general FE colleges, with one awarded a grade one and a second going… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Ofsted returns to Learndirect as the provider fights for survival Ofsted has completed its first monitoring visit at Learndirect, as the provider attempts to improve on its ‘inadequate’ rating… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News ESFA threatens to bring forward data deadlines The ESFA has threatened to move the deadlines for individualised learner records (ILR) forward because it reckons too many… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government rejects call for change on end-point assessment The government has rejected a call from an influential parliamentary group for at least one end-point assessment organisation to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Don’t ‘punish’ young people with mandatory T-level work placements, AoC pleads The Association of Colleges has asked the government not to “punish” young people by making 315-hour work placements mandatory… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AoC boss talks tough over management apprenticeships David Hughes has “serious concerns” about the unstoppable rise of management apprenticeships and the consequent lack of opportunities for… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: Ofsted ratings decline for colleges exposed as funding cuts bite More than one third of English colleges are currently rated less than ‘good’ by Ofsted, whose boss has refused… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Newer 1 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 808 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 5d Jessica Hill 5d 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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
