News FE loans applications down for all established age groups Applications for FE loans were down in 2016/17 for all age-groups they were available to in previous years. The… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Tendering process finally launched for single awarding organisation plan for prisons The contract tendering notice has finally been published by the Ministry of Justice in support of its move to… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Greening: 61 per cent apprenticeships drop was expected The government knew apprenticeship starts would drop dramatically after the levy was introduced in May, the education secretary has… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Principal resigns as college made aware of “allegations of mismanagement” The principal of Bishop Burton College has resigned amid “allegations of mismanagement”. Jeanette Dawson OBE is understood to have… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Pilot applications open for new Strategic College Improvement Fund A fund designed to help failing colleges improve the quality of education and training has opened its pilot scheme… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Search on for top FE leaders to support struggling colleges High achieving FE leaders are being sought by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to support other colleges in… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Milton only appoints Conservative MPs as apprenticeships ambassadors Three Conservative MPs have today been named as apprenticeship ambassadors by skills minister Anne Milton. Maria Caulfield, Stephen Metcalfe,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ombudsman warns councils are failing special needs learners Councils are not doing enough to ensure special needs learners get the help they need, a report from the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ascentis named as awarding organisation of the year Ascentis has been crowned awarding organisation of the year on an exciting night for the sector. The Federation of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship funding model report provokes dismay A long-awaited report on whether the government’s forecasting tool to predict apprenticeship starts is working has caused dismay over… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News SPONSORED: Tech trailblazers – FE colleges leading the way Using technology to assist the delivery of an engaging education experience is no longer a luxury — it’s a… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y News No news on permanent Institute for Apprenticeships boss Attempts to recruit a permanent chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships are still ongoing, six months after the… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 851 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