News

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
Simon Kay
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
Fraser Whieldon
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
Billy Camden
News, Opinion

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
Paul Eeles
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
Fraser Whieldon
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
Fraser Whieldon


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
Fraser Whieldon
News

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
Fraser Whieldon
News

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
Fraser Whieldon
News

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
Billy Camden
News

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
Billy Camden
News

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
Billy Camden

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
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen