News College makes star of learner with dwarfism – but for all the wrong reasons Colleges hit the headlines this summer – but for all the wrong reasons. Louis Makepeace, an 18-year-old with dwarfism,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Revealed: Uncovered emails discuss ‘review’ of studio schools programme, but DfE still denies it happened The Department for Education is still denying it conducted a formal review of studio schools – despite FE Week discovering an attempt… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted watch: A trio of ‘insufficient progress’ reports Three new apprenticeship providers have been found to be making ‘insufficient progress’ in at least one area under review… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Great debate on T-levels: an ambitious or reckless timetable? The motion: This house believes the T-level reform implementation timeframe is ambitious but not reckless More than 200 figures… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News AoC senior pay policy: 5 main proposals for college leaders The Association of Colleges has this morning published its proposed new senior staff pay code for colleges. FE Week… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News EPA assessor capacity: Will England be able to cope in the long-term? By 2020, when the apprenticeship reforms will have taken full effect, there are likely to be around 500,000 end-point… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Schools falling short of new DfE rules on career guidance Schools are failing to comply with new careers guidance rules, further fuelling concern from FE providers that the Baker clause… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive Chartered Institution for Further Education on the ropes? The head of the Chartered Institution for Further Education has insisted its survival is not hanging in the balance,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Unlimited subcontracting fees to end under London adult education budget devolution plan Controversial management fees in subcontracting are set to be capped for the first time, FE Week can reveal. The… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive College leaders to be consulted on new senior staff pay policy The Association of Colleges is developing new guidance for setting senior pay in colleges and will launch a consultation… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Major slash in store for apprenticeship funding rate bands The Institute for Apprenticeships will soon confirm controversial changes to dozens of apprenticeship funding rate bands, according to the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Monthly apprenticeships update: June starts down 40 per cent on 2016 Apprenticeship starts for June are down 40 per cent on the same month in 2016 – but up 57… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 851 Older Must read 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo