News Ofsted watch: Popular Italian restaurant chain served delectable report A popular Italian restaurant chain has been served a complimentary report by Ofsted during a week of mostly positive… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Hull College Group ‘independent’ investigation into leadership led by college’s own lawyer The independent investigation into Hull College Group is being led by a lawyer who has a long history with… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Colleges blame poor publicity and bad design for low traineeships take-up Less than a third of colleges are currently offering traineeships to 16 to 18-year-olds, FE Week analysis of new… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Advanced learner loan cap is deterring students, college warns A government-imposed cap on advanced learner loan (ALL) provision is having a “devastating impact”, a college in Oxford has… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Sector bodies align with call for DfE to switch funding for 16-18s Three leading associations from across the university, private provider and college sectors have united to call on the government… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive DfE ‘carefully monitoring’ college investigation into allegations of nepotism and ‘financial wrongdoing’ The government is “carefully monitoring” an independent investigation into allegations regarding the management of Hull College Group. FE Week… Simon Kay 6y Simon Kay 6y News Prioritise investment in level 2 qualifications, new report urges Government ought to invest in upskilling people on to level 2 qualifications or apprenticeships as a priority, a new… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Could two sixth forms be coming to the rescue for a struggling college? A three-way merger is on the cards to help secure the long-term future of a college that has been… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News, Opinion Sponsored Sponsored: Qualifications face the biggest shake up in a generation – time to have your say Talk to anyone in the awarding industry and they will tell you that the only constant is change. The… FE Week Reporter 6y Paul Eeles 6y News Cash-strapped college appoints accountant as interim principal A financially troubled college being looked into by the FE Commissioner has appointed an experienced FE leader and chartered… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted Watch: Rapidly-expanding provider lauded A rapidly-expanding adult learning provider has been lauded by Ofsted, while one apprenticeship newcomer was censored for making ‘insufficient… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Second college denied access to higher education register Newham College of Further Education has become the second college to be refused admission to the Office for Students’… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
