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Many students will have no suitable course of study under ‘reckless’ BTec plans

Tens of thousands of sixth-form students could be left without a suitable study programme under the Government’s “reckless” plans to reform post-16 vocational qualifications, a report suggests. Young people will “pay the price” if proposals to ...

14 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Two Welsh schools named finalists for global education prize

A school which set up a “pay as you feel” food shop, launderette and uniform store to support struggling families is a finalist for a global education prize. Cadoxton Primary School, in Barry, south Wales, is one of two schools in the UK ...

12 Sept 2023 at 11:54

Union ballots sixth form teachers on strike action over pay award

Sixth form teachers in England are being balloted on strike action after they backed pay rising to exceed the cost of living. The Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) has offered a 5% increase, but the National Education Union (NEU) ...

12 Oct 2022 at 13:32

Sixth form college teachers back strike action in pay dispute

Sixth-form college students in England could face walkouts after members of a teaching union voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and funding. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) who teach in 32 sixth form ...

11 Nov 2024 at 19:29

More strikes planned for sixth form college teachers in England

Sixth form college teachers in England are to continue strike action into January over a pay dispute, union leaders announced. The National Education Union (NEU) said members across 32 non-academised colleges would walk out ...

02 Dec 2024 at 12:09

National Education Union suspends planned teacher strikes in sixth form colleges

Two days of strike action by teachers in sixth form colleges across England have been suspended. National Education Union (NEU) teacher members at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges were due to strike on Thursday and ...

04 Feb 2025 at 16:51

Three people charged with multi-million-pound fraud at top Welsh sixth form

Three people have been charged in connection with a multi-million-pound fraud at a leading sixth form in Wales. South Wales Police have charged two men and a woman in connection with suspected financial irregularities ...

24 Mar 2025 at 13:46

Five taken to hospital after bus crashes into river in ‘scene like movie Speed’

A college bus which crashed off a road into a river “like a scene out of the movie Speed” had suffered “brake failure and a jammed accelerator”, according to one of the first witnesses to reach the scene. Police have ...

26 Jun 2025 at 17:43

Teenager who researched medical cannabis to study at Oxford

A teenager whose interest in medical cannabis has highlighted gaps in scientific research has secured a spot at one of the UK’s top universities. Ariana Howells, 17, achieved three A*s and one A in A-level biology, ...

14 Aug 2025 at 10:10

Sixth-form colleges could face walkouts after teachers vote for action over pay

Sixth form college students in England could face walkouts after members of a teaching union voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay. Members of the NASUWT teaching union in 23 sixth form colleges have ...

11 Feb 2025 at 20:03

Teachers in sixth form colleges stage further strike action in pay dispute

Sixth form college teachers in England will resume strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay. Around 2,000 National Education Union (NEU) teacher members at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges are due to ...

29 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Three people deny multimillion-pound fraud at Welsh sixth form college

Three people have pleaded not guilty in connection with a multimillion-pound fraud at a leading Welsh sixth form college. Two men and a woman face a series of charges in connection with suspected financial ...

08 Apr 2025 at 16:18

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