News Less than 50 per cent of inspected UTCs ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Less than half of the university technical colleges visited by Ofsted have received ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grades, exclusive FE… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News No funded qualifications for over a third of approved standards More than a third of the apprenticeship standards that the government has deemed ready for delivery involve no funded… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Exclusive Major provider chaired by ex-SFA boss calls in administrators A major training provider whose chair was the first chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency has gone into… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Institute for Apprenticeships most popular for external quality assurance The Institute for Apprenticeships is the most popular choice for external quality assurance for apprenticeship standards – even though… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ofsted watch: sixth form college plummets after 10-year inspection wait A sixth form college that hadn’t received an inspection for 10 years sank from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ –… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Struggling college has ‘agreed to release’ principal A college that recently switched merger partner following an Ofsted grade four has “agreed to release” its principal. The… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News No Birmingham colleges make apprenticeships register The nation’s second largest city may not have an FE college delivering apprenticeships when the levy launches in April,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Outrage at decision to widen admissions for small sixth form The controversial decision to widen admissions at a struggling small-school sixth form has come in for fierce criticism, due… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted boss commits to more ‘positive and purposeful’ approach to FE Ofsted’s new chief inspector was vowed to “reset” the relationship between the education watchdog and colleges, in her first… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Sector in shock: Apprenticeship provider register winners and losers The selection process for the new register of apprenticeship training providers has been branded an “omnishambles”, after providers with… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: National College fails to make Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers A high profile new government-backed national college has failed to make it onto the new Register of Apprenticeship Training… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Exclusive Uncertain future for 900 learners as Chesterfield provider calls in administrators A national training provider has called in the administrators – leaving up to 900 learners uncertain about their futures… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 821 Older Must read 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
