News Exclusive Inspectorate apologises to college principal after reversing grade four Ofsted has apologised and overturned a provisional ‘inadequate’ judgement after a college complained when inspectors alleged that student safety… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Lord Agnew to leave the DfE Lord Agnew is to leave the Department for Education, FE Week’s sister paper FE Week understands. The junior academies… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Crisis hit HS2 college hires lawyers to gag Ofsted The crisis hit National College for HS2 has hired a team of lawyers to stop Ofsted publishing a highly… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Donelan promoted to universities minister and says FE to be decided tomorrow Michelle Donelan has been appointed as the new universities minister – and has not ruled out also taking on… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Gavin Williamson keeps education secretary role Gavin Williamson is to stay on as education secretary following a post-Brexit ministerial reshuffle. However, it’s not known whether… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Northern Powerhouse Partnership director tells education ministers they’ve ‘run out of time’ The director of George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse Partnership has called for skills policy to be fully devolved from Whitehall,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Williamson announces plan to scrap 5,000 qualifications – but will anybody notice? A consultation on plans to remove funding for more than 5,000 legacy qualifications at level three and below has… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ministerial ‘gap’ at the DfE needs to be resolved soon, says Tory MP A Conservative MP has called for the “gap” at the Department of Education for a dedicated apprenticeships and skills… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted grade 3 forces mega-college to appeal not to be kicked off the T-levels roll-out A college is bidding to stay on the T-level programme and prevent another cold spot from opening up after… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Sixth form college staff to strike against 16-19 funding cuts in lead up to the budget “Angry” sixth form college staff will hit the picket line tomorrow as they step up their protest against government… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Could free travel drive the sector to new heights? As the Manchester mayor’s flagship policy for students enters its second term, JL Dutaut asks if it’s one worth… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y JL Dutaut 6y News Exclusive College complaint forces Ofsted to reopen grade 4 inspection Ofsted inspectors will return to a college after the principal questioned the accuracy of serious safeguarding failure claims that… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Newer 1 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 848 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
