News

Recruitment drive as Ofqual cracks down on non-compliance

Ofqual is beefing up its compliance teams as part of a crackdown on awarding bodies following high-profile mishaps and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Conservative Party admits IoT claim was an error

The Conservatives have promised to rectify a misleading claim it has made about further education in the build-up to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

OCR becomes second exam board to breach re-mark rules

OCR will pay schools and colleges nearly £15,000 in compensation after becoming the second exam board to breach rules...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

UCU suspends 14 day strike after college offers new deal

Extensive strikes due to start at Nottingham College today were called off at the eleventh hour after leaders offered...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted to research subcontracting in FE

Ofsted is launching research into FE subcontracting – off the back of government plans for a radical overhaul of...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sixth form college leaders failed to spot ‘terminal’ finances

A sixth form college principal and governing body failed to identify its “now terminal” financial position, the Department for...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Rate discrimination? Dawe questions potential sex bias

A sector leader has called for an investigation into whether sex discrimination lies behind some of the controversial apprenticeship...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

3aaa investigation stutters on as police confirm no contact has been made with top bosses

The co-founders of a disgraced apprenticeship provider currently under police investigation are yet to be interviewed by officers, more...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Colleges may need to ignore DfE bribes to avoid unethical T-level enrolments

Colleges selected for T-level delivery from September 2020 have been showered with financial incentives – some might even call...

Billy Camden
Nick Linford