Bootcamps, Ofsted, Skills reform US ed tech giant exits bootcamps after raking in £5m Struggling firm leaves UK training ‘in the best interest of students’ Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Inclusion, Long read, Students Long read From veterans to refugees: City Lit’s silent revolution in deaf education For more than a century, London’s City Lit has been a global beacon of hope and empowerment for deaf… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Strikes UCU staff strike throws congress into chaos UCU could cancel FE sector conference in anticipation of staff walking out Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Training Providers Court date set for Learning Curve vs DfE procurement trial The four day trial will determine if DfE broke procurement rules by refusing Learning Curve Group an adult education… Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y AEB, Devolution London’s mayor pairs skills with business in new appointment Howard Dawber will take over from Jules Pipe, who has overseen skills for eight years Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Students Poor mental health becomes top cause for college student absence Stress is particularly acute for English and maths resitters Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, Skills reform MPs: DfE should include FE in teacher recruitment forecasts FE is the ‘worst impacted’ sector yet often ignored by DfE plans Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Qualifications Revealed: 74 qualifications survive 2025 level 3 course cull Approved ‘alternative’ qualifications can be funded alongside A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships New off-the-job apprenticeship flexibility set for 2024/25 Active learning can take place every 3 months from August for front-loaded or block release apprenticeships Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges Large south west college group announces new principal Rob Bosworth will leave Exeter College after 24 years to lead Cornwall College Group Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y skills Lack of skilled workers risks major infrastructure projects going over budget, PAC warns Major projects in FE include the T Level roll out, Skills Bootcamps and the capital transformation programme Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Ofsted Essex sixth form college celebrates Ofsted upgrade to ‘outstanding’ Principal describes the feat as a ‘ringing endorsement’ of ‘high quality work’ Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 811 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
