Ofsted

‘How is this fair?’: Ofsted pause leaves grade 3 colleges excluded from £18m Fund

College principals are in uproar over being excluded from yet another government fund because they are stuck with a...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Principals launch ‘Good for ME, Good for FE’ volunteering campaign

A trio of leading college bosses have today launched an initiative to raise £1 million in “social value” through...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Bids invited for new £9.5m FE professional development grants

Applications for a £9.5 million government pilot to bolster teacher training in the further education sector have opened today....

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Baker’s back: Could schools be sued for limiting careers advice?

The architect of the Baker clause is attempting to use the Skills Bill to strengthen the law, which could...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Who received what in FE?

The next FE commissioner and the author of the landmark post-18 education review are among those receiving gongs in...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Movers and Shakers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 356

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Sue Kamal, People director, Realise Learning and Employment Ltd Start...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Two more struggling UTCs join multi-academy trusts

Another two university technical colleges are being absorbed into multi-academy trusts and expanding their age ranges after facing possible...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Board member quits in protest over sink or swim tech venture at Capital City College Group

Two governors have resigned and union tension has flared at one of England’s largest college groups after it announced...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

ITPs will be included in catch-up plans, DfE confirms

Independent training providers can rest assured they will be eligible for the government’s latest catch-up funding, it has been...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon