News

Deficit hits £10m in three years as KCC continues to seek merger solution

Kensington and Chelsea College is considering a fresh merger attempt as it runs down its reserves created by the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Principal ‘not right’ for next stage of college journey given £150k payment

The principal of a college group who stepped down with immediate effect last year after concluding he was no…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

IfA boss refuses to say whether he wants to remain in post as DfE forced to re-advertise role

The Institute for Apprenticeships will re-advertise for a new chief executive in the coming months, but its current boss…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Provider integrity at heart of Ofsted’s new Common Inspection Framework

Ofsted will soon focus on providers’ “integrity” during inspections, but its chief inspector has said she cannot turn the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

College funding to get its day in the sun with House of Commons debate

A petition to increase college funding will get its day in the sun with a debate in the House…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Schools hit with warning letters after flouting Baker clause

Ten large academy trusts flouting the Baker clause will soon be issued letters from the skills minister to “remind…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


News

DfE launches new ‘Fire It Up’ apprenticeships campaign

A new government campaign that aims to “shift deeply held views” on apprenticeships has been launched today. The ‘Fire…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Provider rated ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted found low employment for arts and media students

A private provider is appealing an ‘inadequate’ report after Ofsted criticised it for not moving enough of its arts…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Minister ‘shocked’ by college decision to block access to FE Week

A college that was subject to an FE Week investigation has blocked this newspaper’s website from its internet servers…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Top DfE civil servant claims T-levels timetable is ‘on track’ following ministerial direction

The tight T-levels timetable is “on track” and is “going well”, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary has insisted….

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

IfA finally releases apprenticeship overspend presentation

The Institute for Apprenticeships has finally released a presentation given to employers that warned of an imminent apprenticeship overspend,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Anne Milton: Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference 2019 speech in full

The skills minister Anne Milton delivered a keynote speech to the Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference this morning,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

16-19

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
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill