News Bitter pay dispute between unions and AoC escalates An argument over pay between unions and the Association of Colleges has worsened, after the latter refused to enter… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Apprenticeship provider’s ban lifted after just two months An apprenticeship provider whose training was branded “not fit for purpose” just two months ago has been allowed to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Employers clash with Institute for Apprenticeships over FE teacher funding bands The group developing three long-delayed FE teaching standards is in a bitter stand-off with the Institute for Apprenticeships, claiming… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Union fury as college boss gets 31% pay rise The boss of a college that saw its turnover slashed last year was given a huge 31-per-cent salary increase… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Beleaguered NCG faces another full Ofsted inspection It is crunch time at the nation’s largest college group, which is cutting staff and faces the return of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News National Audit Office slams DfE oversight of Student Loans Company The Department for Education has been heavily criticised for its oversight of the Student Loans Company during the tenure… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Shock leadership change at London sixth form college The principal of a London sixth-form college with a history of financial problems has been very suddenly replaced. It… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Struggling UTC rebrands and joins academy trust Another struggling university technical college has denied distancing itself from the UTC movement despite a rebrand now that it… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Staff at colleges striking for up to 7 days in exam season Staff at a host of colleges across the country will walk out on strike for up to seven days… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government ignoring apprentices in mental health plans Apprentices have been ignored in the government’s plans to improve support for learners with mental ill-health, according to a… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Robert Halfon questions key principle behind new T-levels The former skills minister has appeared to question the whole design principle behind the government’s plan for prestigious new… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Studio schools to cut ties with FE colleges The controversial studio schools programme has announced a dramatic shift in focus after the tally of those closed or… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Newer 1 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 842 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
