News Conservatives accused of ‘hiding’ ministers from press scrutiny The Conservatives have been accused of hiding from FE Week in the run-up to the general election – and… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Horror show for degree apprenticeships There’s no sign that the non-levy allocations farrago will be solved any time soon – and now higher education… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News College pays learners to complete online courses A college in the north-east has used public funds to pay its students cash bonuses for completing online short… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Principal standing down of recently created FE college The principal of Prospects College of Advanced Technology is set to retire, after guiding it through becoming the first… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News, WorldSkills 2017 Final two Team UK competitors selected for WorldSkills 2017 A chef from The Ritz and a car painter who works for a national crash repair company have been… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News IFS: Parties’ spending plans leave 16 to 18 education with 10% less than schools General election manifesto plans of all three major parties’ proposals will leave spending for 16 to 18-year-olds around 10… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Breaking: Sixth form college principal resigns with immediate effect The surprise resignation of Bolton Sixth Form College’s principal has been confirmed this morning to FE Week, three days… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofsted watch: Three providers drop to ‘requires improvement’ It’s been a largely disappointing week, as all three published full FE and skills inspection reports resulted in a drop… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Merger of two London colleges agreed Two London colleges have finally agreed to merge, more than 18 months after the link between them was first… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Tendering for external quality assurance finally launched Tendering for the external quality assurance of apprenticeships has finally been launched by the Institute for Apprenticeships – three… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive NOCN expanding through new acquisition Expansion is on the cards this summer for awarding organisation NOCN, with a new acquisition from the Construction Industry… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Call to convert UTCs to 16 to 19 colleges Ailing university technical colleges should be converted into 16-19 colleges, with all studio schools joining multi-academy trusts to stave… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 851 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
