News Highbury College appoints former AoC chief as interim chair A college embroiled in an expenses scandal has appointed an ex-chief executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC) as its… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News 12 months of FE Week: January For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Starting… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Halfon seeks re-election as chair of education committee Robert Halfon, the former education minister who chaired the Parliamentary education committee for the past two-and-a-half years, is seeking… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Forensic auditors called in to investigate ‘unplanned deficit’ at leading college An investigation has been launched at Gateshead College after it had an unexplained deficit in the last financial year…. Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Jobs saved as private provider steps in to stop grade 4 firm closing branch A private provider in the north east has stepped in to save 11 workers from redundancy by acquiring a… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Williamson stays on as education secretary, but must replace his two top advisers Gavin Williamson has returned to work at the Department for Education after his party won a majority at last… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 Colleges 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 Newer 1 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 851 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 23h Shane Chowen 23h Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
