News

DfE ditches Boles back-to-school plan for apprentices

A plan to force apprentices to go back into schools and promote apprenticeships has seemingly been dumped just a...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Don’t shy away from campus grades

The ongoing decline in the number of colleges with outstanding inspection results risks seriously undermining confidence in the sector....

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Commissioner concerned over ‘strain’ on leaders running two colleges

Concerns about the “strain” on a leadership team running two colleges simultaneously – one of which is deeply troubled...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Levy launch overshadowed by horror story

On the eve of the apprenticeship reforms being implemented the government might have expected the sector to be apprehensive,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

National College for Onshore Oil and Gas opening delayed

Plans to launch a National College for Onshore Oil and Gas later this year have stalled while the industry...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Why the delay for Learndirect inspection report?

Ofsted’s eagerly awaited inspection report on the nation’s largest FE provider has been delayed by six weeks, with the...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Emily Chapman elected as new NUS VP for FE

The FE sector has a new student champion, with Emily Chapman winning today’s election to become the National Union...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Meet the candidates for new NUS vice president for FE

In around 24 hours the FE sector will have a new representative, when the National Union of Students chooses...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Expansion plans with Saudi Colleges of Excellence revealed

An English college will extend its involvement with the Saudi Arabian Colleges of Excellence programme, squashing rumours that the...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson