News UCU strikes end at New City College with new pay deal Staff at one of London’s larger college groups will earn a one-off payment and a minor annual salary increase… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Open letter sees government on defensive before apprenticeship figures announced The government is on the defensive one day before the latest apprenticeship figures appear, expected to show a continued… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Leading charity sector figure to lead London’s largest college group A leading figure from the charity sector will take the reins at London’s largest college group. Roy O’Shaughnessy, who… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Festival of Learning winners 2018 winners announced The Learning and Work Institute has announced the 35 award winners and highly commended nominees for the 2018 Festival… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Two Stoke studio schools will shut down Two studio schools in Stoke-on-Trent will close by next summer amid dire problems with recruiting students. Stoke-on-Trent Studio College… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted result for Redbridge Institute of Adult Education A local authority provider has been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the first time since 2015. Redbridge Institute of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Rye Studio School to close over low pupil numbers The Rye Studio School in East Sussex will close this summer after it failed to recruit even half of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Scrap the Institute for Apprenticeships, says Lords report The Institute for Apprenticeships should be scrapped, according to an influential committee that sits in the House of Lords…. Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Queen’s birthday honours 2018: Who got what in FE and skills? The FE and skills sector is well represented in the Queen’s birthday honours list this year, in which Ofsted’s… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Army recruits (again): IfA appoints deputy director to oversee T-levels The Institute for Apprenticeships has appointed yet another military person to its leadership team – and they’ve been given… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News IfA extends T-levels consultation deadline AGAIN The deadline on the latest T-levels consultation has been extended yet again, and the Institute for Apprenticeships will now… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Success for employer-provider but college falls two grades from ‘outstanding’ An employer-provider has boosted its grade to ‘good’ in a mixed week for the FE sector, as Highbury College… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
