Colleges

Interview: AoC president finds her voice

Newly re-appointed Association of Colleges president Corrienne Peasgood tells Shane Chowen how she’s ready to fight for colleges and…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Keegan to get her own camera person (on £50k a year)

DfE is recruiting a videographer to film regular content of the education secretary for her social media channels

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

Frank McLoughlin to chair ETF

The former principal will succeed Peter Latchford in January

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Colleges, Subcontracting

FE faces ‘double edged sword’ as Procurement Act hikes risk of litigation

Experts warn of subcontracting trouble

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Ofsted

Ofsted grades changed for 5 FE providers last year after challenges

Complaints about FE inspections have also doubled since 2018

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

College’s traineeship learners worked illegal hours, DfE audit finds

‘Substantial’ clawback on the cards after security and rail trainee debacle revealed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Colleges

Ex-college principal banned from education

Former Hadlow boss to be fined £250k if he breaches agreement with liquidators, while deputy secures ‘confidential’ deal

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

College enrolment: Influx of resitters and 16-19s as HE and adults drop

We look at the latest data for 2023/24

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Skills bootcamps

‘Risk averse’ colleges avoid skills bootcamps

Two-thirds haven’t touched the flagship government programme yet, data suggests

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
social mobility

College principal confirmed as permanent Social Mobility Commission chair

Alun Francis has been interim chair since Katharine Birbalsingh resigned in January

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
LSIPs

Revealed: Colleges scoop £165m local skills improvement fund

DfE green lights employer-backed skills projects led by colleges

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, strike, UCU

Half of colleges set to strike abandon action

15 colleges still plan to hit the picket line next week

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein

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