Colleges, Staff

Sixth form college teachers accept 4% pay rise

Pay award goes ‘some way’ to correcting fallout with non-academised teachers earlier this year, says NEU

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

NHS’ Hadfield to chair Weston as college’s condition improves

Health service’s apprenticeships lead will lead governing board as college moves out of intervention

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Revealed: New Ofsted triggers for college intervention

Leadership changes could be enforced if local skills needs are not met, according to refreshed guidance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Private ’targeted support’ to replace public college intervention in ‘most cases’

The DfE hopes new intervention teams will improve outcomes for 70,000 students

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
NEETs, Skills reform

Alan Milburn to lead ‘uncompromising’ review into rising NEETs

Investigation will place specific focus on the impact of mental health and disability

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Higher education

Ministers bring back first OfS fair-access chief

Chris Millward will return after John Blake announced he will stand down as director for fair access and participation

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Colleges

Cumbrian college principal retires after 16 years

Chris Nattress will be replaced by Mark Fell at Lakes College

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Long read

The wounded mothership: the WEA navigates adult education’s new era

Jessica Hill meets the WEA’s chief executive Simon Parkinson at the group’s new Brighton base to hear how the…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education

Refugee-turned-tutor and green apprentice lead London’s learning shortlist

London’s most inspiring adult learners, employers and learning organisations have been shortlisted

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
ESOL

Reform UK mayor’s ESOL cuts not catching on – yet

Greater Lincolnshire’s mayor wants to fund literacy and numeracy instead of English language lessons

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

AELP conference: DWP seek to soothe over apprenticeship reform

Employers spooked as ITPs raise brand damage fears

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Judge finds no grudge as DfE defeats Marples’ £37m 3aaa claim

A full report on the High Court showdown’s conclusion

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

16-19

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill