News Exclusive FE commissioner recruiting new national leaders of governance The FE commissioner is on the hunt for recruits to join his army of national leaders of governance. Serving… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Metro mayors demand control over unspent levy The metro mayors overseeing skills budget devolution have joined forces to demand control of apprenticeship levy cash that employers… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Monthly update: apprenticeship starts down 52 per cent in March Apprenticeship starts for March are down 52 per cent compared with the same period in 2017. There have been… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Merger partner found for FE college incorporated just four years ago An FE college incorporated in 2014 has found a merger partner, after the FE commissioner decreed it would no… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Provider bites back at ‘factually inaccurate’ Ofsted monitoring report An apprenticeship provider has hit out at how Ofsted conducted an early monitoring visit, and said the ensuing report… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 Newer 1 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 851 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