ETF pledges whole-sector movement to professionalise FE staff A new strategy from the FE improvement body commits to better serve independent and adult learning organisations
LCG case latest: DfE defends overruling AEB tender scores Marks awarded for an AEB tender question were overruled as part of quality assurance, DfE claims
Ban graduates from apprenticeships, says think tank Former government skills adviser calls for reforms to boost education routes for school and college leavers that don’t go to uni
RAAC: 3 more colleges with crumbly concrete confirmed DfE’s updated list shows 231 education settings have now identified the crumbly concrete
Strikes: Minimum service levels will ‘inflame’ tensions Unions slam ‘bad faith’ proposals as college leaders raise concerns about union relationships
Multiply boosts adult education numbers Adult education numbers are slightly up on last year with rising demand for ESOL and free level 3 courses
Hull sixth form college celebrates first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Principal praises staff and students for getting ‘the grade we deserved’
Minimum service level proposals: Everything colleges need to know It will be left up to principals to decide ‘appropriate’ staffing levels and down to colleges to issue new ‘work notices’
Halfon opposes levy changes – despite chancellor’s openness for reforms Conservative MPs pile in on calls to reform the apprenticeship levy