Colleges, Young people

DfE can’t afford to retreat into its Sanctuary (Buildings)

Hours after the general election result in July, something strange happened. The Department for Education posted an advert for...

JL Dutaut
Andrew Otty
Colleges, Students

Twice as many students suspended in colleges since Covid

Never-before-seen data reveals the scale of exclusions and suspensions in FE

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Cumbrian college gets £1.5m emergency ESFA loan

Low T Level and adult enrolments cause financial hit - but principal says underlying position is 'solid and sustainable'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause

455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Students

College ‘auto-enrols’ students on voting register

The scheme hopes to improve low turnouts of young voters

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, Inclusion, Politics

Labour’s private school VAT plan must exclude specialist colleges

Forcing specialist colleges to charge local authorities VAT is wasteful and will divert resources from teaching the most vulnerable,...

Shane Chowen
Clare Howard
Assessment, Colleges, Young people

GCSE resits 2024: Maths pass rate up but English falls again

Resit cohorts rose substantially this year

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Politics

Government defends college teacher pay snub

DfE says decisions on FE funding and other workforces without a pay review body will be made at the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Leading a strong college response to riots and disorder

As the physical damage caused by the riots is repaired, Ellen Thinnesen explains how colleges restore trust in the...

Shane Chowen
Ellen Thinnesen