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DfE takes back £3m from colleges failing in English and maths

Colleges across the country have lost almost £3 million in Education Funding Agency cash through failure to comply with…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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EuroSkills day 2: Intricate design could bag Danielle floristry gold

Danielle Scandone came out of day two of EuroSkills Gothenburg feeling reenergised thanks to her intricate fingers that produced…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Disappointment over further delay to FE maintenance loans decision

Sector leaders have been left “disappointed” after the government delayed its decision on whether to provide maintenance loans for…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Careers company coverage a postcode lottery?

A government-backed careers company does not cater to every college around the country, including the whole of London, FE…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

UTCs fare best in report on work-related learning failings

Two university technical colleges have come out on top in an Ofsted report which found the majority of England’s…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Delayed area reviews outcomes bring limited change

Most colleges involved in the first two waves of the area reviews will neither change nor merge, it has…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


News

Wilshaw contradicts own report with ‘personal’ English and maths attack

Sir Michael Wilshaw has provoked outrage across the FE sector once again, with a series of “personal and ignorant…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

EuroSkills day 1: Knight is a cut above the rest

Lucy Knight is hoping she proved to be a cut above her hairdressing competitors on day one of EuroSkills…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Breaking: Ofsted annual report says GCSE English and maths resit policy is failing

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has said the GCSE English and maths resit policy is not working as the…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

‘You are the role models of the future’ competitors are told as EuroSkills 2016 opens

The most skilled young people in Europe were told they are becoming the “role models of the future” as…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

New nursing degree apprenticeship announced by Jeremy Hunt

The launch of a new nursing degree apprenticeship has been announced by health secretary Jeremy Hunt, with the aim…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Public Accounts Committee wants broader success measures for apprenticeships

A much broader range of success measures is needed for apprenticeships – accounting for progression to higher pay and…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord

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Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen