Colleges, Ofsted

Residential college stops use of ‘intrusive’ body cameras

Ofsted rating for residential provision drops from 'outstanding' to 'requires improvement' at Hartpury College

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Jason Noble
Colleges

Improved pay deal secured for West Thames College staff

UCU reports additional talks have secured 5 per cent pay deal

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Jason Noble
UTCs

‘Disappointment’ at 13th UTC closure

'Good' rated Watford college will shut at the end of the academic year due to low student demand

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Jason Noble
T Levels

DfE announces new £12m T Level employer placement fund

Fresh fund aims to encourage employers to take on T Level placements despite huge underspend in previous scheme

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Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

‘Gamechanger’: UCAS to begin advertising apprenticeships

DfE confirms students will be able to search and apply for apprenticeship vacancies on UCAS site from 2024

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Jason Noble
Ofsted, sixth forms

Sussex sixth form college retains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating 10 years after last visit

Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College gets top Ofsted rating in all areas

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Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Long read, Skills bootcamps

How HGV bootcamps helped to ease a skills crisis

FE Week looks at whether the HGV driver crisis remains and what the impact has been on apprenticeships

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Jason Noble
Adult education

West Yorkshire’s 10% boost for adult education

West Yorkshire Combined Authority follows Greater London and West Midlands for inflation-matching AEB rise

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Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

DfE’s website rejects apprenticeship adverts for using ‘head’ and ‘man’

Officials are 'urgently' investigating the vacancies site

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Jason Noble