News Weston College takes two gongs at the AoC Beacon Awards The AoC Beacon Award winners, which recognise innovative and outstanding activities in colleges across the UK, have been announced…. Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Summit to launch ‘skills revolution’ with employers The government will host a special summit at the end of this month to launch a new ‘skills partner’… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Spielman: Ofsted to begin hunt for ‘scandalous’ apprenticeship providers Ofsted will conduct early monitoring visits at new providers entering the apprenticeship market to sniff out any “scandalous” attempts… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Over 70,000 to attend sixth annual Skills Show this week More than 70,000 visitors are expected to pack out the sixth annual Skills Show in Birmingham this week, and… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News BREAKING: Institute for Apprenticeships appoints board member as chief executive The new chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships is military man Sir Gerry Berragan, who was previously unveiled… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News AoC Conference: Milton pleas for renewed ‘partnership’ with colleges Anne Milton wants a refreshed “partnership” between FE and the government to help with the technical education reforms. The… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AoC Conference day one: Jeremy Corbyn’s key FE pledges Jeremy Corbyn will expand on his party’s plans to offer free lifelong education through a National Education Service later… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News FE practitioner research movement gathers pace As one college principal puts out a call for greater support for practitioner research, moves are afoot to create… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News UTC makes impressive turnaround – then ditches the brand A university technical college which clawed its way up two Ofsted ratings in eight months has denied distancing itself… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Apprentice travel discounts yet to manifest Six months after the Conservatives committed to cutting travel costs for apprentices in their election manifesto, there is no… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Impressive week for FE colleges It’s been an outstanding week for general FE colleges, with one awarded a grade one and a second going… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Ofsted returns to Learndirect as the provider fights for survival Ofsted has completed its first monitoring visit at Learndirect, as the provider attempts to improve on its ‘inadequate’ rating… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 848 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
