Transgender guidance Education sector sounds the alarm over transgender guidance Calls for government to back schools and colleges in legal cases, fears guidance clashes with safeguarding rules and isn’t… FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Apprenticeships First London university to get top Ofsted marks Brunel Uni’s apprenticeships lauded as ‘outstanding’ in all areas Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges, Ofsted East Sussex sixth form college upgraded to ‘outstanding’ Bexhill College receives top Ofsted marks after first full inspection in 14 years Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Assessment, Long read Investigation AI’s threat to the essence of learning is far bigger than we realise FE Week has uncovered significant evidence of the harm that generative AI is doing to the integrity of assessment,… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y News SEND college considers closure after ‘wrong’ Ofsted result Specialist provider hit with second ‘inadequate’ report in just over a year Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Exams Cyber attacks: Exam boards told to introduce new security measures Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham said regulator will undertake ‘rigorous’ checks on exam board plans to move tests on-screen Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y News Keegan: ‘I’d have punched Ofsted inspector’ Education secretary makes claim after hearing about ‘rude’ inspectors at school Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Ofsted Sir Martyn Oliver’s first big Ofsted speech: in full Ofsted chief inspector promises to ‘do more to recognise the challenging circumstances leaders face’ FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Ofsted Ofsted website change will show ‘component’ grades – Oliver Visitors to watchdog’s website will see sub-judgments like ‘quality of education’ and ‘leadership and management’ on provider pages Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y News New ASCL boss: ‘T Levels are not the only answer’ Pepe Di’Iasio speaks to FE Week as he prepares to take over at leaders’ union Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship growth pilot cash would reach just 15 ITPs Providers need to start at least 15 apprentices on the chosen standards to be eligible for extra funding Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges Principal resigns weeks after Ofsted downgrade Financial concerns have also surfaced as Bath College drafts in troubleshooter Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 816 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