News Commissioner report shows governors’ surprise at college’s dire finances A new FE Commissioner report has shown how the dire financial position of a college that needed two government… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Strike action escalates on a second day of college walkouts More than 1,500 staff from colleges are expected to take part in a second day of strike action, and… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Stockport College earns its third Ofsted ‘inadequate’ in five years A college has been hit with its third ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating in the space of just five years. The… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Low-paid sixth-form college teachers get 2% payrise Teachers in sixth-form colleges in England will get a pay rise of up to two per cent, backdated to… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted confirms new stricter rules for grade 3 providers Ofsted has confirmed it will apply stricter rules to FE providers judged ‘requires improvement’, and will now carry out… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News DfE doubles ‘advanced maths premium’ funding incentive The government has doubled the amount of money on offer to encourage more schools and colleges to offer maths… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News IfA boss hits back at ‘vested interests’ against apprentice reforms The Institute for Apprenticeships’ new boss has hit back at “vested interests” who he claims want to see the… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ‘Ghost learner’ football scammers jailed for over 25 years combined Two former professional footballers and four of their colleagues have been sentenced to a total of over 25 years… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News DfE hands out £2m for more levy research An FE-focused research centre has been given the ministerial nod to continue its work until 2020, and the apprenticeship… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Employer satisfaction surveys to be audited for the first time The government will audit the results of its employer satisfaction survey for the first time, due to concerns over… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted Watch: First inspection since merger produces ‘good’ result A college inspected for the first time since a merger was rated ‘good’ in a week that saw local… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News College group giant welcomes move to campus level inspection The nation’s largest college group has welcomed a change in how it collects data on learners and it is… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 829 Older Must read 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo