Adult education, Training Providers Exclusive Learning Curve vs DfE contract case ends in secret settlement Deal ends 18-month court battle over major provider’s alleged ‘unlawful’ adult education budget bid rejection Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Politics Exclusive Principals’ dismay over £50m pay deal ‘own goal’ College leaders divided over effectiveness of the one-off grant Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships Devolve apprenticeship funding to local leaders, says Wolf Former PM-adviser sets out plan for fixing apprenticeship howlers Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Ofsted Ofsted system glitch wiped evidence during almost 200 inspections But in almost every case inspectors were still able to consider the findings when reaching judgments, says watchdog Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Politics DfE refuses to include FE in teacher recruitment forecasts Modelling used to predict school teacher numbers will not be applied to FE despite staffing crisis Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges NEU rejects £50m pay deal with more college strikes Union says there will still be a two-tier wage system even with the ‘one-off grant’ announced last week Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Sponsored post Sponsored Functional Skills reimagined: Drive success in English & Mathematics with modern qualifications. In today’s educational landscape, supporting learners with essential English and maths skills goes beyond traditional teaching. It’s about providing… Advertorial 1y Ascentis 1y Colleges Fresh sixth form college strike ballot despite £50m pay deal SFCA hits back as NASUWT accuses principals of making ‘spurious arguments’ Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Young people T Level results to be published for individual colleges for first time But a planned overall attainment measure has been delayed Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Long read A day in the life of the head of a small specialist college Clare Scattergood’s job title underplays the myriad roles she performs at her small independent specialist college in Birmingham –… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y News DfE to release £50m in 2024/25 to help fund FE teacher pay ‘One-off’ grant to be made available in April Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges, Training Providers Only 1% of fraud or financial irregularity probes are published Details of several high profile cases remain secret Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Newer 1 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 850 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
