Ofsted

Ofsted downgrades large Birmingham college to ‘requires improvement’

Inspectors criticise low achievement rates and poor attendance at SCCB

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Pay

College awards ‘incredible’ pay rise of up to 12.8%

Myerscough College staff won a 12.8 per cent pay rise – the largest this year

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Higher education

Delayed: Lifelong learning entitlement pushed back to 2026

LLE introduction pushed back to test new systems for smaller cohort of learners

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Colleges

East Coast College names new principal

Several changes to the college’s board have also been made following sudden departure of previous boss Stuart Rimmer

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Students

New FE VP to ‘rebuild trust’ in NUS

Students have elected Qasim Hussain as the next NUS vice president (further education)

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Apprenticeships

‘Stronger’ apprenticeship accountability measures revealed

Thresholds on apprentice withdrawals and breaks in learning have been reduced

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Awarding

New FAB boss suddenly resigns

Kion Ahadi was Federation of Awarding Bodies’ chief executive for just two months

Anviksha Patel
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Colleges

AoC calls for new skills body and awarding powers for colleges

The AoC’s proposal appears to echo Labour’s pledge to set up Skills England, a “taskforce” which would ensure accountability…

Josh Mellor
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Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ provider slammed for ‘poorly planned’ training

Inspectors said most apprentices had one hour of online learning ‘once or twice a month’

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Colleges

Lecturer wins £44k payout after five-year safety row with college group

Employment tribunal orders Capital City College Group to pay former lecturer who complained about workshop flooding

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Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Former Ofsted chief to lead watchdog’s independent review

Inquiry will look at whether watchdog’s policies for responding to tragic incidents need to be revised after Ruth Perry…

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Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

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