News Minister supports FE representation at Office for Students The universities minister has backed FE representation on the board of the new regulatory body for higher education. Sam… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Subcontracting fees will finally be published in June The government will publish subcontracting fees for providers across the country in June, the education minister Nadhim Zahawi has… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Hull College Group backs embattled chief executive in bitter redundancy row UPDATE: UCU members at the Hull College Group will walk out on strike tomorrow (May 9) over plans to… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Leo Shapiro steps down as OCR chief executive Leo Shapiro, the chief executive of major awarding organisation OCR, has stepped down after less than two years in… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Isle of Wight studio school on the brink of closure Another studio school that has severely struggled with recruitment has agreed to close “in principle”. Plans to shut the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Principal departs cash-strapped Barnfield College The principal of a cash-strapped college recently forced to seek government bailouts has stepped down just a month after… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted Watch: Tough week for providers inspected for first time It has been a difficult week for first-time private providers, as one was rated ‘requires improvement’ and another was… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Secret RoATP application window revealed Thirty-six teacher training organisations have joined the register of apprenticeship training providers during a secret application window, FE Week… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Apprenticeship end-point assessment crisis exposed The Institute for Apprenticeships has rejected concerns about apprentices being unable to graduate – accusing people who raise them… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Hull College staff want their CEO sacked after ice-cream ‘bribe’ Staff at the cash-strapped Hull College Group are demanding the immediate resignation of their chief executive after she offered… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Sixth-form colleges given access to government bailout fund Sixth form colleges can now apply for government bailout cash, according to updated guidance published by the Department for… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News MPs’ inquiry will look into long-term planning for FE The Commons education committee will investigate long-term education investment – especially whether colleges and schools are getting the money… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 830 Older Must read Qualifications 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
