News First ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating for FE college under new framework The first college to receive a grade one rating under Ofsted’s new inspection framework is Newcastle and Stafford Colleges… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Conservatives pledge £1.8bn capital investment for FE colleges The Conservatives have announced plans to put £1.8 billion into capital investment for further education colleges. In a speech… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Stella suspended following FE Commissioner intervention A principal at the centre of a college expenses scandal has been suspended, FE Week can reveal. Stella Mbubaegbu… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News High-profile college leader to retire The well-known leader of a high-profile college has announced his intention to retire after more than 11 years at… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA bans 8 more providers from recruiting apprentices Another eight apprenticeship providers have been stopped from doing new business after being rapped by Ofsted. The penalties were… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Does Corbyn’s ‘education escalator’ still include free adult learning? Labour’s commitment to fully funding beginner and “second-chance” short adult education courses has been questioned, after the political party… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News UCU threatens strike action over AoC’s ‘derisory’ 1% staff pay rise recommendation The University and College Union has threatened more strike action in the new year after the Association of Colleges… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Insolvency Service investigating Hadlow College directors The former leaders of the first college to enter education administration are being investigated by the Insolvency Service. The… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News City & Guilds buys another training provider Education giant City & Guilds announced today it has acquired its second training provider in two years. Intertrain, a… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Lib Dems pledge £10k ‘skills wallet’ for adults The Lib Dems have pledged to give every adult in England £10,000 to put towards education and training. In… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Revealed: Hadlow College owes £40 million to over 300 organisations A scandal-hit college and the first to enter education administration owes £40 million to over 300 companies, charities and… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Exclusive College WILL pay the cost of FE loans for victims of a subcontracting scandal The college involved in a FE loan scandal has agreed to pay the cost of the debt in full,… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Newer 1 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 848 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
