Workforce

Seven findings from DfE’s third FE workforce data release

Figures from over 1,300 colleges and providers were collected in 2023-24

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Burnley College principal officially suspended

Karen Buchanan is under ‘ongoing investigation'

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Employment

Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’

Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges and AI

The missing link for AI in education: A collaborative framework

How our AI partnership framework supported the development of our campus chatbot services, and can support the wider FE...

Jessica Hill
Dr Aftab Hussain
Colleges

Liverpool college repays DfE after investigators find ‘inaccurate’ funding claims

The college said the issues stem from the ‘complex’ apprenticeship system and remote working during the pandemic

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
GCSE resits

Three exam papers for resits…the maths doesn’t add up for FE

The logistical burden and impact on our teaching is too great – we need to drop from three to...

Jessica Hill
Craig Hodgson
GCSE resits

GCSE resits need ‘wax on, wax off’… not more exam tinkering

Posturing from inexpert vested interests and the chasing of daft headlines drag attention away from a focus on teaching...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty
Ofsted

SEND college awarded first ‘outstanding’ from Ofsted

Oakwood learners praised for ‘impeccable’ behaviour

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Colleges call for funding preventative mental health strategies

Colleges experiencing more complex needs, survey says

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel