College HE Just Got a Lighter OfS Rulebook
Nine Office for Students registration conditions no longer apply to most registered FE colleges without degree-awarding powers. Those are five initial conditions and four ongoing conditions removed where the Department for Education already covers the same ground [OfS]. It sounds technical. For the college HE team keeping two regulators satisfied, it is the sort of quiet change that may give some time back. Less duplication, with one important catch The OfS change took eff
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The Youth Guarantee Starts With Finding the Missing Learners
NEET tracking, post-16 pay funding, V Level assessment, T Level progression and adult skills devolution all point to the same delivery test for colleges.
Jul 33 min read
Parent Data Requests Are Getting Messier. Colleges Need Clear Lines.
Parent-led learner data requests are a growing governance risk for colleges, especially where support, consent and safeguarding overlap.
Jun 263 min read
The Week College Funding Became a Staff Pay Problem
College pay is back in the hard part of the conversation. This week, FE Week reported that the Association of Colleges, UCU and UNISON have jointly warned ministers that college staff could be facing a very low pay award, possibly even zero, unless there is a material change in funding. That is not a normal sector posture. Employers and unions do not often stand shoulder to shoulder on pay. When they do, it usually means the spreadsheet has run out of room. A zero offer woul
Jun 193 min read
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