City of Liverpool staffers awarded £100k over principal’s relative controversy Ex-college managers awarded maximum unfair dismissal compensation
Prevent referrals in FE drop by a quarter Learners possibly ‘self-censoring’ to avoid being referred to counter-terrorism programme
Burnley College inflated achievement rates, Ofsted reveals Inspectors slam governors for not questioning ‘exceptionally high’ QARs
Burnley College principal resigns amid investigation Union demands ‘real reason’ for Karen Buchanan’s exit
PAC: Unclear how DWP will spend £55m for merged jobs and careers service MPs urges government to set out its plans for joint jobcentre/national careers service to avoid ‘rushed decisions’
Finding Governors for Schools… and now FE too Governors for Schools will now run the FE governor recruitment service for DfE
PAC: T Levels could remain ‘minority pursuit’ without serious campaign MPs urges government to detail plan for engagement and alignment with other qualifications
AoC delays pay recommendation until September Colleges need summer to work new £160m funding into budgets, David Hughes says
Ofsted pledges specialist inspectors for most visits from November All FE inspections will also be led by either current or recent HMIs, says the watchdog