News Exclusive Exclusive: First outstanding Ofsted rating for FE college in 14 months The first general FE to receive a grade one Ofsted rating in 14 months is Dudley College, FE Week… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Who gets the skills post? Two junior ministerial appointments confirmed Two new junior ministerial appointments have been made to the Department for Education, after it was reported by our… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Exclusive Halfon loses apprenticeships and skills ministerial role in reshuffle It is a change that will shock the FE sector. Apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon has this evening… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News English college group wins applied engineering Saudi contract A three-year contract worth £58 million, to run a higher education applied engineering college in Saudi Arabia, has been… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ‘New approach’ called for after principal quits The principal of Salford City College has reportedly quit after just two years at the helm, with a “new… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Nottingham College mega-merger goes through 10 months late The creation of one of the largest colleges in the country in Nottingham has finally happened – 10 months… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Employers slam “inordinately long” development time for apprenticeship standards Employer groups have complained about the “inordinately long time” it has taken to develop the new apprenticeship standards, some… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ofsted watch: Providers enjoy grades boost in good week for FE A host of providers jumped up Ofsted grades in what was a mostly impressive week for FE – but… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News £35k-a-year private school seeks £3.50-an-hour apprentice A private school with annual fees of £35,000 has been branded “a disgrace” by one of the UK’s largest… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Education ministers retain their seats All the key education figures from Labour and the Conservatives have been re-elected, while long-time FE champion Vince Cable… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News General election result: what does it mean for FE? The Conservatives look set to continue with their skills agenda after Theresa May managed to secure a deal to… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Election night 2017: The constituencies to watch if you work in FE It’s been one of the most eventful and uncertain election campaigns in recent history, and now it’s almost over. The… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 833 Older Must read 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 6d Anviksha Patel 6d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
