News Plaque unveiled in memory of former principal Peter Roberts CBE Friends and colleagues of former Leeds City College and Stockport College principal Peter Roberts CBE came together for the… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Levy update could be on hold until September Updated guidance on the apprenticeship levy which was due out in June may now be postponed until September, FE Week understands…. Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Who or what is the PRAt at the SFA? After the turmoil of recent months 2016’s silly season has finally rolled around, heralded by the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA)… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News When is the skills minister not the skills minister? When you ask the DfE The responsibilities of newly appointed minister Robert Halfon have yet to be officially announced, raising concerns from the sector that this… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Public Accounts Committee to scrutinise apprenticeships Apprenticeships have secured a place on the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) early autumn programme of work this year. They… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News First three FE institutions to get chartered status announced The first three members of the Chartered Institution for Further Education have been unveiled. Hawk Training, Blackpool and The… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News New education secretary chooses ‘outstanding’ Walsall College for first FE visit An ‘outstanding’ college was chosen by Justine Greening MP as her first FE institution for a visit since she… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Busted – Wilshaw caught making up evidence in effort to further criticise colleges Ofsted’s chief inspector’s criticism about “uniformly weak” careers guidance in colleges has been exposed for lacking any identifiable external… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government plans £2m payoffs as FE quango scrapped A government skills agency has set aside £2m to pay off its staff following confirmation of its closure. The… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted boss tells UTCs to ‘radically improve to survive’ Ofsted’s chief inspector has slammed university technical colleges (UTC) and told them that they need to make “radical improvement”… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government silent on apprenticeship levy contingency plan The government has refused to say if a contingency plan has been put in place in the event that… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Half of minimum two-year-old UTCs not yet graded by Ofsted Half of University Technical Colleges (UTCs) that have been open for two or more years are yet to be… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
