Colleges NCG hit with £9m clawback bill after ESFA battle But finances continue to be strong while Ofsted delivered another ‘good’ judgment this month Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Young people Exclusive IfATE: Contract delays won’t derail gen 2 health and science T Levels Fresh awarding body licenses were due to be awarded in October Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Ofsted ‘Life changing’ West Thames College judged ‘outstanding’ The feat means 1 in 10 GFE colleges now hold the watchdog’s highest grade Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges Legrave: College interventions fall as support take-up rises Number of colleges in intervention reduced to 9 Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Ofsted Double Ofsted ‘outstanding’ for Merseyside colleges A Catholic sixth form college and a general FE college in the area were awarded the judgment today FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Adult education, Ofsted Top Ofsted marks for south Yorkshire council’s adult education Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council upgraded for inspiring out of work people towards employment Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Skills reform Jennifer Coupland to leave IfATE next month ahead of closure She has led the apprenticeships and technical education quango for the past 5 years Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Ofsted Somerset college upgraded to Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Inspectors praised Bridgwater & Taunton College for commitment to creating ‘diverse and inspiring’ curriculum Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Adult education, Training Providers Exclusive SWAPs scheme for jobless achieves 40% success rate The data offers a statistical view of the scheme’s impact for the first time Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Long read, Skills reform Long read Unions could strike back with post-Tory learning fund revival Gavin Williamson blitzed it but government-backed union training could return under a new guise now Labour holds power. By… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Adult education Exclusive Mayors better at spending adult skills cash Devolved AEB underspend figures revealed for first time Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y FE workforce Exclusive FE ethnicity pay gap revealed Underrepresentation of ethnic minorities at region and leader level reveal cold spots in pay gaps Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Newer 1 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 850 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
