News College claims Institute of Technology bid ‘not in jeopardy’ despite Ofsted grade three A college that has plummeted two Ofsted grades from its previous ‘outstanding’ has insisted its bid to open an… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News, Uncategorized MPs from all sides call for an end to six years of real-term FE funding rate cuts There was cross-party and unanimous condemnation from dozens of MPs over real-terms cuts to FE funding during a Parliamentary… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Fully fund level 3 to 5 training in ‘skills shortage areas’, AoC proposes The adult education budget should be used to fully fund training at levels three to five in skills shortage… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive New Learndirect owner wins £20m in ESFA contracts Learndirect has started to win government funding to deliver skills training again, after its new owner secured more than… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Charity to test new GCSE maths curriculum for controversial resits policy A maths charity has been awarded £60,000 to investigate the “feasibility” of a new GCSE curriculum in the subject… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News £2m bank charge for college clearing debt with bailout A cash-strapped college has spent almost £2 million of the bailout cash it received from the government on bank… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted watch: Two NHS trusts hit with poor reports Two NHS trusts have been put in intensive care this week, following poor Ofsted reports – one a monitoring… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Top-performing college owed £500k pulls out of Saudi Arabia programme A college has terminated its contract with the controversial Saudi Arabian Colleges of Excellence programme due to “on-going delays”… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Colleges congratulated as FE funding tops DfE’s correspondence league tables FE funding was the most popular topic of correspondence from MPs and stakeholders to education ministers in the last… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News College hiding principal’s expenses ‘skirting with possible criminal offence’ A college which “shocked” the skills minister this week after it blocked FE Week’s website from its internet servers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofqual fine and legal costs land an awarding organisation with a six-figure bill An awarding organisation has been left with a bill of over £100,000 from Ofqual – which includes the exams… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 848 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
