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 News Exclusive First provider spills the beans on ‘very different’ Ofsted regime The first FE provider to be inspected under the new Ofsted framework has given it the thumbs-up, but warned:… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Flagship national college plans to ‘dissolve’ despite DfE bailouts One of the five government flagship national colleges plans to “dissolve” and hand over its courses to a college… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Rayner refuses to rule out scrapping Ofsted under proposed National Education Service Labour is “looking at all options” for an overhaul of the school and college accountability system, including replacing Ofsted,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive ESFA ignored whistleblower nearly two years before FE Week exposé A whistleblower reported the £20 million Brooklands College subcontracting scandal to the Education and Skills Funding Agency in 2017… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Principal’s £150k expenses revealed… finally Ministers have ordered the FE Commissioner to investigate a principal’s “deeply concerning” corporate credit card use after her college… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Colleges still £1.1bn short since 2010 despite chancellor’s boost, IFS finds Colleges and sixth forms will need an extra £1.1 billion on top of the government’s recently announced spending boost… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News DfE exceeds 2.3% public sector apprenticeships target – again The Department for Education has surpassed the government’s public sector target for recruiting apprentices for the second year in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprentices put on ‘unpaid leave’ during training, Ofsted finds at provider Apprentices at an employer provider are expected to be on unpaid leave for two months during a business shutdown… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News ESFA seeking views on Brexit readiness among FE providers Colleges and training providers are being asked how prepared they are for Brexit by the Education and Skills Funding… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Principal who resigned for ‘personal reasons’ becomes boss of FE for Jisc Former Richmond-upon-Thames College principal Robin Ghurbhurun has been made managing director of FE at Jisc, after recently resigning from… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Criminal investigation launched following college cyber attack Cyber criminals have hacked into the personal data, and potentially bank details, of students and staff at Swindon College,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 848 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
