News College defiant despite damning Ofsted meaning apprentice register removal A Merseyside college hit with an Ofsted grade four in apprenticeships is claiming it will not cut down on… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government tight-lipped on long-delayed adult education budget results The government still won’t say when the results of the first ever procurement process for the adult education budget… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Eight-month Ofsted turnaround from inadequate to good for UTC A previously struggling university technical college has performed a remarkable turnaround to be rated ‘good’ by Ofsted just eight… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofsted watch: Two providers rated outstanding and a UTC bounces back Two providers have been awarded the highest possible grade from Ofsted – and a university technical college has bounced… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Judge and principal blast college nepotism scandal A senior manager at the country’s biggest college group was somehow permitted to interview and appoint her own husband… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Cash-strapped Harlow UTC looks to join academy trust Another university technical college in dire financial straits is planning to pause recruitment at 14 as it looks to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Investigation into DfE handling of apprenticeship figures demanded by expert An independent expert in government statistics has called for an investigation after the Department for Education encouraged the use… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News City & Guilds Lion Awards winners announced Exceptional FE learners and tutors have been honoured for their “outstanding achievements” in professional and technical education at this… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News BREAKING: Delayed 2015/16 provider achievement rate tables published This morning the Education and Skills Funding Agency published the delayed National Achievement Rate Tables (NARTs). Click here for… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Sixth Form Colleges Association award winners unveiled Seven outstanding teams from sixth form colleges across the country have been honoured at an inaugural awards ceremony for… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Merger partner announced for cash-strapped college A cash-strapped college that was recently told by the FE Commissioner that it urgently needed to merge in order… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Association of Colleges appoints new deputy chief executive Kirsti Lord, acting principal at City College Coventry, has been appointed as the new deputy chief executive of the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo