News Flagship rail college hopes new name and broader offering will put it back on track The National College for High Speed Rail is ploughing ahead with a new name and broader course offer, following… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Williamson defends his old sixth form as it drops digital T-level The education secretary has said his former college made the “right decision” in pulling out of offering a T-level… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive London to clamp down on funding for out-of-area colleges Eastleigh is one of over 30 colleges that could lose millions as part of plans to end out-of-area providers… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Chair quits at college stung by £20m scandal and replaced by DfE consultant A college rocked by a £20 million apprenticeship scandal is now being run by a Department for Education consultant… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Subcontracting warning from government after £20m Brooklands College scandal The boss of the Education and Skills Funding Agency has sent a sector-wide letter warning she will take strong… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Boss of AoC critical of vice-chancellors spending university cash on ‘wine and beer’ The Augar report could be “dead” after university vice-chancellors whinged they couldn’t “possibly survive” on slashed tuition fees “because… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Minister admits no power to stop Stourbridge College becoming residential flats An education minister has admitted the government has no power to preserve Stourbridge College’s site for educational use, heightening… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Revealed: The awarding bodies delivering the second wave of T-levels The awarding organisations that will develop, deliver and award the seven T-levels being rolled out from 2021 are NCFE… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News T-levels dropped by education secretary’s former sixth form ahead of 2020 launch The education secretary’s former sixth form college has pulled out of offering two T-level pathways ahead of their launch… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Sector reacts to education secretary’s promise to ‘supercharge’ FE The education secretary Gavin Williamson put FE centre stage during an impassioned speech at the Conservative Party Conference today…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Williamson pledges to ‘supercharge’ FE and overtake Germany within a decade The education secretary has promised to deliver a “revolution in technical education”, and announced a target of overtaking Germany… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News DfE to tender for 8 new Institutes of Technology A further eight Institutes of Technology are to be created by the government through a new £120 million tender,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 848 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