News PM frontrunner pledges greater investment in ‘our amazing FE colleges’ Conservative leadership favourite Boris Johnson has said he would “do more to fund our amazing FE colleges” if he… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Hinds ‘pleased’ with level 6 and 7 inspection approach but OfS can’t say what it is The Office for Students can’t say how it will assess level 6 and 7 apprenticeships delivered at non-registered HE… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Guns, machetes and iron bars: Why Unison wants college staff trained A union has demanded college staff be trained in how to deal with weapons-related incidents, after workers from campuses… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive ‘There’s more than one way to be a gen sec’: New UCU boss up for the challenge The new University and College Union boss has backed herself to successfully lead the organisation despite never having run… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Colleges fail to win any OfS mental health funding All three college bids for a £6 million fund to help reduce student mental health problems have been rejected…. Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Queen’s birthday honours 2019: Who got what in FE and skills? Eight leading figures from the further education sector have been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours. These include five… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Ofsted watch: Airports apprenticeship provider slammed by Ofsted – again A new apprenticeship provider that was suspended from recruiting learners last year has been rated ‘inadequate’ in its first… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Is the Prime Minister planning farewell budget hike for FE? Theresa May is pushing to announce a huge programme of investment to overhaul schools and colleges in England before… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Struggling national college seeks partners in order to survive A national college is seeking partner organisations after struggling to recruit learners and scraping through 2017-18 with a government… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Four-letter verdict on colossal European Social Fund blunder In what one ESFA official is alleged to have called a “f*ck up of epic proportions”, all 80 training… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive College accused of ‘everyday racism’ after sacking lecturer The new Universities and College Union general secretary has accused the leadership at Sandwell College of “everyday racism” after… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Over 1,300 apprentices left without any provider, 7 months after 3aaa collapse Nearly one-third of the apprentices who were training with disgraced apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance had still not been… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 851 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 14h Shane Chowen 14h 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
