News ATL blasts six-month Birmingham area review The Birmingham and Solihull area review was a waste of time and money, according to the Association of Teachers… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Sacked by 2 colleges over child abuse images A tutor has been sacked by a two Liverpool-based colleges after admitting to making and possessing hundreds of child… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Warnings over finances for three colleges and council’s adult education provision Three more colleges have had concerns raised over their finances, alongside Wakefield council’s adult education provision, according to the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofsted results – The story so far for independent training providers The Common Inspection Framework was revised by Ofsted in September 2015, which introduced short inspections for grade two providers…. Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Boles warning over fresh college mergers Three more college link-ups have been announced as the Skills Minister Nick Boles warned against colleges rushing into mergers… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News First skills white paper in 10 years faces delays The government has delayed publication of a new skills white paper that is supposed to spell out its technical… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Hull College votes to strike over pay and lesson observation “Angry and demoralised” staff at Hull College have voted to go on strike in a row over pay, and… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Michael Sheehan steps down at Wigan & Leigh A college principal in the north-west has left his post unexpectedly, but his former colleagues remain tight-lipped as to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Former apprentices to promote scheme in school? Former apprentices will be obliged to go back into schools to promote apprenticeships, through a new “commitment” set to… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Schools could face financial penalties for A-level dropouts Schools could soon be financially sanctioned if they sign students up to inappropriate A-level courses that they later abandon,… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted drops probe into ‘brave’ inspector Ofsted has called off its investigation into an inspector who demanded the immediate departure of his boss Sir Michael… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive: CBI boss wants levy launch delayed unless ‘radical rethink’ The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) wants the April next year launch date for the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 829 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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
