Colleges

Students force college to ‘suspend’ ties with Israel-linked aerospace firm

Luton Sixth Form Colleges has cut ties with Leonardo, which provides STEM careers events and work placements

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform, T Levels

DfE’s spending on T Level public awareness efforts revealed

Leaders say DfE ‘significantly underestimated’ the difficulty of launching the new qualification

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Ofsted surrenders in secret legal battle over ‘fatally flawed’ inspection

Sector body overturns ‘inadequate’ judgment and accuses watchdog of ‘sub-standard’ assessment

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Halfon ‘encouraged’ by apprenticeship trends since the levy 

Young people squeezed out and higher levels continue to grow while level 2 falls to lowest on record

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Ofsted

‘Milestone’ Ofsted result for arts college

Hereford College of Arts judged ‘outstanding’ for first time

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Multiply boosts adult education numbers

Adult education numbers are slightly up on last year with rising demand for ESOL and free level 3 courses

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen


News

Kion Ahadi named as new Federation of Awarding Bodies chief

He will lead the membership body from February

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted

Hull sixth form college celebrates first Ofsted ‘outstanding’

Principal praises staff and students for getting ‘the grade we deserved’

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Industrial action

Latest college pay deals revealed

University and College Union agrees new pay deals at 24 colleges

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
AI, Apprenticeships

Higher-level apprenticeships ‘most exposed’ training route to AI advancement

Education jobs also among the most affected occupation by artificial intelligence

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Industrial action

Minimum service level proposals: Everything colleges need to know

It will be left up to principals to decide ‘appropriate’ staffing levels and down to colleges to issue new…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen

Must read

Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

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
Billy Camden and Frances Read