Day 2 of the Marples family’s trial against the DfE begins later this morning, with 3aaa co-founder Peter Marples expected to give evidence. Yesterday the judge heard opening statements in this complex case - read our summary here: feweek.co.uk/wait-for-the-f…

Thrilled to be at Natspec annual conference in beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon. We'll be hearing from minister Jacqui Smith a little later, along with FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave and Ofsted's Denise Olander #NatspecNC25

Good evening! Coming up in FE Week edition 501 ♣️ College CEO £200k club triples since pandemic 🧑‍⚖️ Marples v DfE: First week high court roundup 🥶College sixth form pay freeze could lead to strikes Subscribe | feweek.co.uk/subscribe/ #TomorrowsPapersToday

I find Ofqual documents opaque and unnecessarily verbose (I don't know how you AOs do it!) So I've written my speed-read (Shane Explains, if you will) on this morning's consultation with apprentices in mind. feweek.co.uk/ofqual-publish…

A temporary fix to a systemic problem - govt didn’t really have a choice short of writing debt off completely. Any future funding solutions have to work for colleges too - building HN into national 16 to 19 formula would be a start

Some governance messages are equally as important for specialist colleges as the big GFEs… FE Commissioner: Beware of ‘hero’ principals and ‘dominant’ chairs feweek.co.uk/fe-commissione…

What is it with education unions falling out with their own staff this year? feweek.co.uk/ucu-staff-to-w…

This is spot on but also terrifying as we're trialling a FSE "bridging" course for ESOL learners next year. This is always the problem which occurs when middle class exam writers (I'm sorry, but they are) try making things familiar. feweek.co.uk/lance-the-boyl…

Good morning from day 2 of AELP's #aelpNC25 where skills minister Jacqui Smith has appeared simultaneously on the plenary big screen and at Education Committee

Good evening! Coming up in FE Week edition 502 🫸 College pay deal delayed to September 💇AELP national conference roundup 🏗️Industrial strategy explained Subscribe | feweek.co.uk/subscribe/ #TomorrowsPapersToday

Decent turnout for Charlie Mullins #Glastonbury

Good evening! Coming up in FE Week edition 503 ‼️Ofsted slams achievement rate data fudge at Burnley College 💻 Why Prevent referrals in FE are down 🧑‍🏫 Labour’s 6.5k new teachers pledge under scrutiny Subscribe | feweek.co.uk/subscribe/ #TomorrowsPapersToday

Fascinating hearing from school teachers at Festival of Education 🇬🇧 that their heads flat out refuse to offer T Levels - not because of curriculum or assessment issues, not because of progression concerns ... but because they don't appear on performance tables

Queues already for Sir Lenny Henry’s closing session at Festival of Education 🇬🇧

Earlier this year, the employment tribunal ruled that two managers at City of Liverpool College were unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about a close relative of the principal getting special treatment. A judge has now awarded maximum compensation feweek.co.uk/city-of-liverp…

Papa V proving there how hard Ozzy songs are to sing #BackToTheBeginning