Politics

Phillipson tells school pay review body to consider FE impact

Education secretary appears to namecheck further education workforce for first time in STRB remit letter

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, T Levels

Just over half of T Level students satisfied with course, DfE survey reveals

Most common reasons for apprentice dropouts and levels of OTJ compliance also revealed

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
News

Brokers fail to raise SME awareness or starts in DfE apprenticeship pilot

Officials urged to explore other ways of engaging small and medium employers

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

21-year-old unfair college dismissal claim is ‘just too late’

Case against London college group thrown out for unlikelihood of fair hearing

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
DfE, Skills bootcamps

DfE boosted early bootcamp payments after provider complaints

Performance targets were described as ‘unrealistic’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Prison education

Prisons ‘lack resources’ for inmates to learn their way to liberty

Ministers are considering linking prison education to early release for the second time in a decade

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor


Pensions

Treasury plans to extend pensions deal to colleges

FE bodies to consult members on extending public pension guarantee to colleges

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Pat Carvalho announced as new AoC president

She will take over from Corrienne Peasgood on October 16

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Tributes to former East Durham College principal

Colleagues have praised her for championing further education

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
News

Master’s-level apprenticeships ban risks throwing ‘baby out with bath water’

Fears that public services will be hardest hit by levy restrictions

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

English and maths rules in apprenticeships under ‘review’

DfE seeks to ensure policy is ‘striking the right balance’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, DfE, IfATE

More data needed to tackle apprenticeship dropout rates

Researchers found that nine out of ten non-completing nursing associate apprentices dropped out close to their end dates

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor

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Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

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Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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…

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Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

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Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel