News Editor Asks: Robert Halfon reflects on time as minister Most, if not all of the FE sector was left in shock this week after we exclusively revealed that… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Who is Anne Milton? 11 facts about the new skills minister FE Week has today exclusively announced that our sector’s new apprenticeships and skills minister will be Anne Milton, a… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: New minister for apprenticeships and skills revealed The new minister for apprenticeships and skills is Anne Milton, MP for Guildford, FE Week can exclusively reveal. The… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y 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 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 9y FE Week Reporter 9y 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 9y Alix Robertson 9y 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 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 9y Alix Robertson 9y 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 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 9y Alix Robertson 9y 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 9y Billy Camden 9y 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 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 851 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
