News 2019: The year in FE Week cartoons As 2019 draws to a close, we are taking a look back at the stories of the year, as… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y net zero The future of colleges: Is the sector ready for the climate emergency? The college sector will play a major role in transitioning the economy to meet carbon reducation targets. But are… JL Dutaut 6y JL Dutaut 6y News College saves private provider from going bust a week before Christmas A college has rescued an independent provider from going bust, saving around 70 jobs and the learning of “hundreds”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted watch: Providers score highly in first run of early monitoring reports for specialist colleges Two providers scored highly in the first run of Ofsted early monitoring reports for specialist colleges, in a week… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News AAC Awards 2020 finalists revealed The national finalists of the 2020 AAC Apprenticeship Awards have been announced. Forty-four organisations and individuals have been shortlisted… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Loan scandal victims still waiting for debts to be cancelled The government has admitted to not contacting any of the hundreds of FE loan scandal victims despite having the… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News General election results full of drama see Johnson return with huge majority Gordon Marsden and Anne Milton were two high profile FE casualties as the Conservatives secured a 80 seat majority… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden loses seat Labour’s shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden has lost the battle to keep his parliamentary seat. Marsden lost out to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Surprise £10m deficit fault of ‘inept’ staff, says college boss “Genuine ineptness” has led to a surprise £10 million deficit at a large London college group, its chief executive… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News IfATE board ‘stressed need’ for better way of setting funding rates The board of the government’s apprenticeship agency has “stressed” the need for a funding band methodology that “works, is… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College delivers TV Christmas to local pensioner Oldham College learners have teamed up with BBC Breakfast to deliver a Christmas tree and a carol concert to… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News UK competitor appointed to WorldSkills Champions Trust A Team UK competitor has been appointed to the international WorldSkills Champions Trust, making him its sole representative from… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
