Colleges, Ofsted Second consecutive ‘outstanding’ for Catholic sixth form college St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College retains top marks 7 years after previous inspection Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Apprenticeships Sunak to scrap SME co-investment for young apprentices PM will also increase apprenticeship levy transfers up to 50% Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships Who cares? Funding boost won’t spark renaissance in care apprenticeships Nearly 200 training providers have stopped delivering care apprenticeships since 2019 Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y T Levels Exclusive DfE could step in if T Level fee hikes hit college budgets Awarding bodies can charge colleges higher fees if gen 2 T Levels under-recruit Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DfE puts 40 staff on Advanced British Standard ‘vanity project’ ‘To say this is the wrong priority is an understatement, and smacks of rearranging the deckchairs while the Titanic… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Colleges Procurement paused on college antisemitism training Procurement of £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education now has “arbitrary” closing date of 2030 Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News Exclusive West of England’s LEP funding withheld amid political infighting WECA is the only mayoral combined authority that has not integrated its local enterprise partnership Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y News Exclusive Grady accepts bumper UCU pay hike to pay libel fees General secretary uses annual fighting fund donation to pay damages Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Training Providers Chamber and training provider suddenly shuts down St Helen’s Chamber called in administrators this afternoon after a ‘perfect storm’ of financial issues Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Sponsored post Sponsored A new chapter in education protection! Gallagher is a specialist in the Further Education sector, working with over 75% of Further Education colleges in the… Advertorial 1y Gallagher 1y Colleges Exclusive Holiday pay guidance reviewed amid fears colleges could be left out of pocket Law firms say mistake in government guidance could lead some colleges to pay more than they should Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Colleges College lecturer wrongfully sacked over ‘vengeful’ misconduct claims Tribunal finds Halesowen College failed to carry out a full investigation before sacking esports lecturer Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Newer 1 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
