Three colleges remain ‘outstanding’ more than a decade after last Ofsted visits This week Ofsted published the results of new inspections and found that standards at the three colleges had not slipped, despite the long period of time between inspections
SEND college where students ‘do not feel safe’ judged ‘inadequate’ ‘Staff are sometimes too slow to take action when learners report bullying or harassment’
Saxton: Adaptive testing could end exam tier ‘ceilings’ ‘What I found very difficult with tiering was having to have conversations with students and parents about ‘we just can’t put you into the higher tier’,’
UCU threat: Raise pay or we’ll strike on exam day Strikes are planned for the same day on which many GCSE students are due to take what UCU calls a ‘crucial English exam’
Association of Colleges Beacon Award 2022 winners announced ‘Colleges are brilliant – and the winners of the Beacon Awards are some of the best of the best’
DfE begins local skills improvement plans national rollout It is hoped that “most” of the country will be covered by an LSIP by summer 2023
The college gender gap narrows, but slowly While the gender pay gap has improved on average at most colleges, sector leaders have said the rate of change is too slow
South-west triumphs as AoC Sport National Championships returns after 2-year absence ‘There were tears from the coaches. It’s great to see the joy in the faces of the students’
St John Ambulance faces apprentice recruitment suspension Ofsted found ‘insufficient’ progress at the country’s best-known first aid training charity