News Union critical of government axing skills minister post Boris Johnson’s axing of the dedicated skills minister position has been criticised by the University and College Union. In… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News DfE says FE so important the education secretary will lead on skills brief The education secretary Gavin Williamson has taken responsibility for the apprenticeships and skills brief. Despite it previously being understood… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News ESFA move to short notice funding audits in dodgy data crackdown Colleges and training providers will now be given as little as two weeks notice of a financial assurance audit… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Ofsted watch: Promising for most, but well-known waste disposal employer disappoints FE providers have shown great promise in Ofsted inspections this week, except for one national waste disposal employer which… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Boris Johnson: ‘It’s vital we invest now in FE and skills’ Boris Johnson has said it is “vital” the government invests “now” in further education and skills, and has promised… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: April starts up 3% on last year but May stays static Apprenticeship starts for the period August 2018 to May 2019 are up 7 per cent on the previous year,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Gavin Williamson becomes new education secretary Gavin Williamson has been appointed the new education secretary, replacing Damian Hinds who was sacked earlier this evening. A… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News DfE officially reopens academisation option for sixth-form colleges The government has confirmed it will continue to allow sixth-form colleges to academise, two months after FE Week revealed… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Cabinet reshuffle: Education secretary Damian Hinds out Damian Hinds has lost his job as education secretary, following skills minister Anne Milton out the door, as new… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Government turns to European Union funding to support T-levels The government is looking to the European Social Fund to help tackle the barriers that rural areas face with… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Theresa May uses last PMQs to plead with Boris Johnson to invest more in FE Outgoing prime minister Theresa May used her last speech at the dispatch box to plead with her successor to… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News The 11 things we learned from the DfE’s and ESFA’s 2018-19 accounts Both the Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency have today published their annual accounts for 2018-19,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 851 Older 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 16h Shane Chowen 16h Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
