Four things to know from Ofsted’s careers review in specialist colleges Watchdog criticises local authority non-compliance with SEND learner transitions to FE and training
‘Politically driven’ post-16 policy churn has damaged stability, think tank warns Leaders urged to address ‘short attention spans’ to create more stable political consensus and improve post-16 inequalities and data collection
Local authority receives rare grade 4 Ofsted rating Inspectors find no governance arrangements or quality assurance at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
DfE promises to ‘streamline’ high-end principal salary sign-offs Lengthy delays are impacting college boss recruitment
College U-turns on paid president gig after backlash Ex-principal’s son also resigns after nepotism accusations
Birmingham sixth form college awarded ‘outstanding’ second time running The city’s only sixth form college praised for ambitious curriculums for thousands of learners
Construction giant could face £17m clawback after apprenticeship data error Construction body increases pot by nearly 50 per cent for ESFA clawback
WorldSkills: Pearson announced as official Team UK partner UK names squad for renewable energy and additive manufacturing competitions
71 courses face the axe in favour of wave 4 T Levels Popular BTECs in media and animal management to be scrapped, DfE announces