News

College mulls judicial review after downgrade to ‘good’

Previously 'outstanding' Farnborough College of Technology said its March inspection 'focused obsessively' on A-levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Training Providers

Springfield Training owner explains sudden closure

CEO pursues damages from ex-employees who 'unlawfully' accessed employer data amid assessment backlogs

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Shane Chowen
Politics

Education committee replaces suspended MP with ex-education secretary

James Cleverly to replace Patrick Spencer on Parliament's education select committee

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Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Foundation apprenticeship success could ‘add risk’

This year's record apprenticeships budget is under pressure

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Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Assessment reforms ‘just a correction’, says Bauckham

New apprenticeship assessments solve 'problems' with current EPA model

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

Oliver: Postponing Ofsted inspections too risky

Chief inspector rejects calls to delay new inspection regime

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

We must build to deliver our city’s big reconstruction goals

The plans for Bradford’s regeneration are huge but physical capacity is holding our college back, says Chris Webb

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Chris Webb
skills

The industrial strategy is quietly remaking skills policy

We should get used to priority sectors getting first dibs on limited new skills funding, writes Mike Crowhurst

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Mike Crowhurst
Higher education

Think tank calls for FE-style franchising crackdown in HE

Planned DfE reforms to franchising amount to 'regulatory negligence', says The Post-18 Project

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen