News New FE commissioner could shut failing colleges A powerful commissioner who can call for a college to be shut down will be introduced under tough new… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE colleges urged to adopt new flag and anthem Colleges will be urged to help solve FE’s “Cinderella complex” with a bold new marketing campaign that includes a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Schools advice plea as 16 to 18 apprenticeships keep falling A continued drop in 16 to 18 apprenticeship starts has prompted a call for the government to clampdown on… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Report calls for National VET Centre The creation of a national centre for vocational training has been recommended in a report by the Commission on… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding rate for 16 to 19-year-olds announced Providers delivering education to 16 to 19 year olds will receive a national basic rate of £4,000 per full… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News WonderWalsall The first general FE college to achieve an outstanding grade under Ofsted’s tough new inspection regime has been announced…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Colleges keep sign–off on 16 to 18 provision The government has clarified its position on local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) after FE leaders were left scratching their heads… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Halesowen staff escalate action Halesowen College staff have pledged to boycott lesson observations as four sacked staff announced they were taking the college… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding protection outlined by Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency has announced more detail on a measure to protect providers from potentially huge drops in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Scrabble to rename the FE Guild The proposed FE Guild could have a different name by the time it is launched in August. Peter Davies,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News ‘Inadequate’ grading triggers government funding threat City of Liverpool College could have its funding withdrawn after falling from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Effective Leadership and Governance supplement 21/03/2013 Find out more Newer 1 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 819 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
