Ofsted Q&A: One-word answers and other insights from Martyn Oliver The government uses one-word judgments to decide when to intervene Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y FE workforce AoC asks members: Is an FE pay review body worth it? College leaders flirt with the idea of FE getting their own pay review body Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Ofsted Catholic sixth form college awarded third ‘outstanding’ in a row Yorkshire principal ‘immensely proud’ Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Ofsted London university receives top Ofsted marks for degree apprenticeships Inspectors rated Queen Mary University ‘outstanding’ across the board Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges Stop depleting your cash reserves, Legrave tells colleges FE Commissioner also calls on leaders to better understand severance payment rules Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges, Politics Exclusive College teacher pay snub goes legal SFCA launches judicial review against DfE Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Adult education Bootcamp ‘outcomes’ remained elusive in 2022-23, new figures show The government may ‘evolve’ how the courses are funded next year Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges, FE workforce First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 proposed DfE also proposes to amend legislation to apply fair deal pensions guarantee to college teachers Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Young people DfE told to abolish ‘overwhelmingly negative’ T Level transition course Think tank says foundation year is ‘failing’ in main aim – promoting progression to T Levels Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, FE workforce NEU announces sixth form college strike dates Three strike days confirmed following teacher pay snub Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Young people FE lacks capacity for major reform, says curriculum review chair English and maths grade 4 pass mark also labelled a ‘relatively random indicator’ Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges College social action awards finalists revealed Good for Me Good for FE announce shortlisted staff, students and projects for this year’s awards FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Newer 1 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 17h Josh Mellor 17h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
