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Changing of the guard at Waltham Forest College

Principal Janet Gardner is standing down after taking the college from intervention to ‘outstanding’ financial health

News, Colleges

Mission statements are the holy writ no one reads

In education, mission statements have become articles of faith. But where is the evidence that they improve teaching or learning?

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

BCoT principal Anthony Bravo suddenly retires

The Basingstoke boss has led the college for 16 years

News, Colleges

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 522

Rachel Butt Chief Learning Officer, Learning Curve Group Start date: January 2026 Previous Job: Director of Excellence, Learning Curve Group Interesting fact: Rachel endured the equivalent of 35 years’ worth of Ofsted inspections – 7 across the group – in her first year at LCG Chris Duncan Vice Principal, Finance and Resources, Leeds College of Building […]

Movers and Shakers

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised, under-funded and potentially under pressure to get back to mainstream school classrooms

Feature, News, Colleges, Long read

First college report cards flag dropout risks and GCSE weaknesses

Inspectors hand out ‘needs attention’ grades to colleges with poor retention rates amongst 16-18 learners

News, Ofsted

Jewellery academy returns to old owner in cut-price deal with administrators

The final price of the provider was cut from £5m to £1.5m

News, Training Providers

DfE revises approach to Ofsted grades in apprenticeship accountability framework

Three ‘supplementary indicators’ have also been suspended, and the past planned end date measure has been refined

News, Apprenticeships

It’s madness to cut jail education as signs of improvement emerge

Literacy programmes in prisons were just beginning to bear fruit, so how can reductions imposed by new teaching contracts make sense

Opinion, Prison education