News UCU blasts 10% pay rises for ‘greedy’ college principals College principals have been lambasted as “greedy and hopelessly out of touch” by the University and College Union, after… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive People 1st collapses, stunning the FE sector People 1st, once a major sector skills council and a key player in the apprenticeship reforms, has entered administration,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship payments system breakdown finally ‘resolved’ The government claims to have finally fixed its malfunctioning apprenticeship payments reporting system, more than two weeks after it… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y 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 8y Jude Burke 8y 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 8y Paul Offord 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Jude Burke 8y 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 Newer 1 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
