The research shows that replacing one mid-career menopausal staff member typically costs between £30,000 and £50,000. When you apply this to a typical FE college that employs around 200 to 300 people, ...

A “tick-box” culture at many UK employers means health and safety training is prioritised over productivity-boosting skills, ...

An apprenticeship provider with a 20 per cent achievement rate has become the first FE provider to receive Ofsted’s new lowest possible grade. The watchdog handed an ‘urgent i ...

Education secretary responds to outcry from college leaders after breaking white paper pledge of real-terms 16-19 funding increase ...

Ofsted has announced a new way of recruiting “groups” of school and FE leaders to work as part-time inspectors, in a bid to make inspections “more collaborative than ever be ...

A decision to slim down “bloated” T Levels is a “necessary” move – but shaving classroom hours alone will not be enough to boost take-up, experts have warned.

A national framework for NEET support could finally bring much-needed clarity and coordination to the system The Milburn Review is soon expected to publish its diagnosis of one of the most pressing ...

A limited pool of awarding organisations will be eligible to deliver the first tranche of V Levels under rules tabled by Ofqual today. The exam regulator has opened a short, six-w ...

Labour ‘interested in exploring’ devolved apprenticeships funding Labour is “interested in exploring” greater devolution of skills budgets to mayoral combined authorities, its shadow education ...

The principal of the first college to be rated “outstanding” under Ofsted’s new framework has warned that “you can’t hide anything” if you want to achieve the top grade. Karen Dobson was celebrating ...

The quality of applied general qualifications has improved greatly over time, they have gained wide acceptance from universities as valid HE entry qualifications, and the number enrolled on them has ...

New findings from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) today reveal teaching staff in FE providers earn on average 20 per cent less than their peers in secondary schools. The ...