News Ofsted watch: Two sixth form colleges score top grades Two sixth form colleges have been declared ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, with one retaining their top grade after more than… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Minister warns college bosses it could go bust next year A minister has warned a college that it could go bust next year if learner losses are not reversed… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Government hands 36 Skills Advisory Panels another £2.7m Skills advisory panels have been handed another £2.7 million to identify local skills gaps and tackle them, education secretary… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News DfE lobby Treasury with findings that FE can’t survive ‘as is’ without ‘relaxing the financial pressure’ Colleges are providing “good quality” FE despite facing “significant cost pressures” and if the sector is to survive “as… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Adult education Khan criticised as being ‘wasteful’ for £40k splurge on AEB consultant London’s mayor is planning to spend up to £40,000 of the capital’s adult education budget on hiring a consultant… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Williamson offers his reassurance that apprenticeship system will be fixed Days after Ofsted criticised the government for locking young people out of the apprenticeship system, education secretary Gavin Williamson… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Troubled college to tumble two Ofsted grades from ‘outstanding’ A college that is currently investigating an unexpected £6 million deficit is set to be downgraded by Ofsted from… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Alarm bells sound over college’s last-minute £500K subcontracting tender A college has put £500,000 out to tender in an attempt to achieve funding targets before August – despite… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE launches £95m capital fund for wave two T-level providers The Department for Education is stumping up an extra £95 million to help upgrade the facilities of the 64… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive College leaders brand use of bailout funds ‘staggering’ The government has come under fire from successful college leaders after a series of FE Week freedom of information… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive School leaders take another Agnew tongue-lashing for apprenticeship failings Headteachers at schools across England will again be reminded by ministers of their legal duty to promote apprenticeships, as… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government research finds policy makers contributed to National College failures The government’s own researchers have slammed policy makers for exacerbating National Colleges failures, according to an evaluation report into… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 848 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
