Colleges, Ofsted

Burnley College inflated achievement rates, Ofsted reveals

Inspectors slam governors for not questioning ‘exceptionally high’ QARs

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Burnley College principal resigns amid investigation

Union demands ‘real reason’ for Karen Buchanan’s exit

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Careers

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’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Finding Governors for Schools… and now FE too

Governors for Schools will now run the FE governor recruitment service for DfE

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

PAC: T Levels could remain ‘minority pursuit’ without serious campaign

MPs urges government to detail plan for engagement and alignment with other qualifications

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Pay

AoC delays pay recommendation until September

Colleges need summer to work new £160m funding into budgets, David Hughes says

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

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

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

£6.3m available for T Level placement incentive fund for employers

DfE confirms funding for health and construction employers, including SMEs

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

DfE agrees ‘transitional period’ for new off the job policy

Four-month grace period for 39 apprenticeships with revised off-the-job training hours follows sector concerns

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel