News Eight-month Ofsted turnaround from inadequate to good for UTC A previously struggling university technical college has performed a remarkable turnaround to be rated ‘good’ by Ofsted just eight… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted watch: Two providers rated outstanding and a UTC bounces back Two providers have been awarded the highest possible grade from Ofsted – and a university technical college has bounced… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Judge and principal blast college nepotism scandal A senior manager at the country’s biggest college group was somehow permitted to interview and appoint her own husband… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Cash-strapped Harlow UTC looks to join academy trust Another university technical college in dire financial straits is planning to pause recruitment at 14 as it looks to… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Investigation into DfE handling of apprenticeship figures demanded by expert An independent expert in government statistics has called for an investigation after the Department for Education encouraged the use… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News City & Guilds Lion Awards winners announced Exceptional FE learners and tutors have been honoured for their “outstanding achievements” in professional and technical education at this… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News BREAKING: Delayed 2015/16 provider achievement rate tables published This morning the Education and Skills Funding Agency published the delayed National Achievement Rate Tables (NARTs). Click here for… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Sixth Form Colleges Association award winners unveiled Seven outstanding teams from sixth form colleges across the country have been honoured at an inaugural awards ceremony for… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Merger partner announced for cash-strapped college A cash-strapped college that was recently told by the FE Commissioner that it urgently needed to merge in order… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Association of Colleges appoints new deputy chief executive Kirsti Lord, acting principal at City College Coventry, has been appointed as the new deputy chief executive of the… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Brathay Challenge: National apprentice team of the year revealed A team of nine apprentices from GlaxoSmithKline Ulverston have been named the apprentice team of the year, through the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Editor Asks: Robert Halfon reflects on time as minister Most, if not all of the FE sector was left in shock this week after we exclusively revealed that… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 808 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 4d Jessica Hill 4d 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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
