News Exclusive Struggling Gateshead in merger talks An embattled college is in merger talks with two neighbouring college groups after a surprise £6 million deficit crippled… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News College dependent on merger to survive has latest bid rejected by ESFA A merger that was planned to save a cash-strapped college from going bust has been rejected by the Education… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Provider disputes £2.6m clawback following ESFA investigation The parent company of a recently-purchased apprenticeship training provider is disputing a £2.6 million clawback and remains suspended from… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Colleges and ITPs become gateway providers to Kickstart the economy Colleges and independent FE providers have been flocking to support the government’s new Kickstart initiative by helping employers who… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News ‘Worrying’: University groups voice concerns over Ofsted inspections Handing Ofsted powers to inspect degree apprenticeships is “worrying and unnecessary”, a university membership organisation has said. MillionPlus, which… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Tripling traineeships: Large colleges refuse to rise to the challenge More than two-thirds of colleges in England chose not to run any traineeship programmes in 2018/19, FE Week can… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Colleges exempt from new Covid rules on adult indoor sport New restrictions on adult indoor sports and five-a-side football will not apply to colleges if the activity is part… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News College lobby boss keen on extension to break from Ofsted inspections Full Ofsted inspections shouldn’t restart until April 2021 at the earliest, the chief executive of the Association of Colleges… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Government suggests schools and colleges relax phone bans to allow use of NHS Covid app The government has suggested that schools and colleges with bans on mobile phones relax their policies in order to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Sponsored post Sponsored The Skills Network offer award-winning LMS at no cost Last month, leading learning technology provider The Skills Network (TSN) announced that it will permanently offer its award-winning learning… The Skills Network 5y The Skills Network 5y News Education sector appears exempt from new Covid restrictions in battle against second wave No changes have been announced for the FE sector despite a list of new restrictions for England. Prime minister… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Minister’s office breaks apprenticeship recruitment pledge A pledge to fill all junior roles with apprentices until the end of December has already been broken by… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
