News Interview with Ofsted careers guidance report author Q&A with Ofsted inspector Karen Adriaanse, author of the education watchdog’s report Going in the right direction? Careers guidance… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hull 14 to 16-year-olds leading the way to college Seven colleges in England are for the first time taking on young teenagers. Hull College Group is one of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College backs down on veil ban Birmingham Met defended its ban after media attention but has now ‘listened’ to students and ‘modified’ the controversial policy … Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Tutor sacked after college sex talk complaints A college in the North East has sacked a female tutor after she allegedly talked to her class about… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Barclays sticks by Elmfield Training The Skills Funding Agency has been “working closely” with Barclays Bank over its apprenticeship plans with Elmfield Training after… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Commissioner: only the brave need apply These are the tough nuts you’ll have to crack if you want to be the new FE Commissioner, FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Qualifications cull comes under FAB fire A cull of more than 1,800 adult qualifications that had little or no uptake has come under fire from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers plan after wrath of Wilshaw The government has announced an action plan to tackle poor careers advice after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw attacked… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College defends Muslim veil ban A Midland college has defended its security policy that effectively bans Muslim students wearing face veils, but refused to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Youth unemployment rises The unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds has risen slightly to 21 per cent, according to official figures released… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Ofsted boss Sir Michael hits out at schools over careers guidance Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has attacked schools over their record on providing careers guidance saying “too few are… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News A year of Ofsted highs and lows It has been a year in which Ofsted stories have hit the front pages time and time again —… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 806 Older Must read 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo