Colleges

Loughborough College announces Corrie Harris as new principal

Harris will succeed Jo Maher in May 2024

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Long read, Training Providers

Interview: Meet AELP’s new CEO, Ben Rowland

Ben Rowland has just finished his first week as chief executive of the Association for Employment and Learning Providers….

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted, SEND

‘Outstanding’ inspection leaves SEND college buzzing

Principal said investing in teaching and support staff was ‘paramount’ to their success

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Finalists for AAC Awards 2024 revealed

Winners will be announced at the 10th Annual Apprenticeship Conference gala dinner in February

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Former apprentice awarded £52k after discrimination by ‘outstanding’ provider

Judge finds dismissal was also ‘significantly influenced’ by allegations made of sexual harassment

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Craft skills charity returns £11.2m over sex trafficking claims

New donors sought to help save dying heritage skills

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


News

Inspector’s conflict of interest led to Ofsted abandoning judicial review

True reason why watchdog surrendered in legal case with manufacturing giant revealed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofqual

FAB to investigate regulators’ impact on health and wellbeing

Ofqual welcomes research as ‘mental health and wellbeing are very important issues’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

FE Commissioner celebrates ‘great year’ for colleges in annual report

The report was unusually silent on major sector issues

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Office for Students, OfS, Politics

Independent review launched to check efficiency and governance of Office for Students

Comes months after Lords slam the higher education regulator for lack of independence

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Advanced British Standard consultation: What you need to know

Ministers seek views on plans for new 16 to 19 qualification

Shane Chowen
John Dickens and Shane Chowen
News

SEND apprenticeship mentor pilot planned by DfE

Trial will test the ‘value of targeted and specific mentoring support for apprentices who have learning difficulties and disabilities’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill
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
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

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
Jessica Hill
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