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Skills bootcamps to be erected in nine new areas

Existing providers of ‘high quality’ bootcamps have also been handed funding

News, Bootcamps

College left ‘surprised’ as Ofsted grades apprenticeships ‘inadequate’

Inspectors found ‘serious weaknesses’ but also reported a number of positive aspects of the college’s provision

News, Ofsted

How important is FE to ‘levelling up’?

In the 2021 Queen’s Speech, the government stated that it intended to “level up opportunities across all parts of the UK, supporting jobs, businesses and economic growth”. Furthermore, the government has signified its prioritisation of levelling up, by creating the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to progress this agenda. But how does further […]

Opinion

AoC recommends ‘kick in the teeth’ 1% college staff pay rise – again

Unions say staff will ‘rightly be furious at this offensive’ offer

News

TEC Partnership leader appointed new Hull principal

Gray becomes the college’s sixth leader in two years

News, Colleges

The new white paper is far too vague about prison education

The strategy is making the right noises, but key details – including any new funding for prison education – are worryingly absent, writes Jon Collins The focus on getting people leaving prison into jobs in the government’s new prisons strategy white paper is welcome. But education is the key building block that enables prison-leavers to […]

Opinion, Skills reform

The vice principal role is now increasingly complex

The vice principal is expected to have multiple competencies but rarely gets enough development, writes Rhys Davies The role of vice principal often covers responsibility for curriculum and quality. It has always been complex, requiring leaders to spin numerous plates at once.  Now, the nature of these challenges has evolved. Vice principals may have had […]

Opinion

Government promises prison education service is coming – but when?

In-cell technology is set to be expanded and new employment advisors in prisons are being introduced

News, Prison education

Further education still needs more effective governance

We have developed a ‘governance maturity matrix’ to strengthen college boards, writes Fiona Chalk Fraud, insolvency, and poor outcomes for students are some of the major risks of “non-mature governance”. Because of these, concerns have been raised by stakeholders, funders and regulators about the need to strengthen mature governance. This includes FE Commissioner reports that have also […]

Opinion, Skills reform