Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Awarding

‘Good progress’ towards NCFE recovery after cyber incident

Apprenticeship end point assessments will resume early next week

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Awarding

NCFE shuts down systems after ‘cyber incident’

T Level assessments can continue but apprenticeship EPAs have been cancelled

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Training Providers

Analysis: Multiverse closes in on Lifetime’s apprenticeship lead

New figures show level 7 apprenticeships drove most of this year’s growth as under-19 starts fell to their lowest...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Skills reform

White paper asks colleges to do more with less, says IFS

Skills reforms 'do not add up to a coherent strategy', think tank also warns

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Society

Letter to the editor: Protecting British values in education

As college leaders, we call on the sector to speak out, protect learners and defend British values against far-right...

Shane Chowen
Nikos Savvas and Palvinder Singh
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

DfE sets out apprenticeship intervention rules for new Ofsted regime

Sanctions on poor-performing training providers will be considered on a case-by-case basis as Ofsted's new inspection regime beds in

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen