News Government launches consultation on new insolvency arrangements for colleges The government has today launched a consultation on insolvency arrangements for general FE and sixth form colleges — which… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News MPs back widening role of new Careers & Enterprise Company A long-awaited MPs’ report has called for the government to consult on handing over control of the National Careers… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Students protest over college’s plan to axe courses Students protested today outside Burton and South Derbyshire College over plans to axe their courses. The college confirmed to FE Week… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Boles upbeat over area reviews, despite continued delays Post-16 education and skills area reviews have so far gone “surprisingly well”, according to Nick Boles, who has admitted… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News £100m more funding found for apprenticeships and traineeships The government has found almost £100m of additional funding for apprenticeships and traineeships through the latest round of growth… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Post-Brexit views from delegates An FE Week Twitter poll on the opening day of the AELP conference asked whether Skills Minister Nick Boles… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ward Warning – get data right else face funding clawback The Skills Funding Agency has written to all colleges and independent learning providers to make sure they are aware… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Joy as Joyce vows no two-tier Ofsted regime There will be no special treatment for employers which become providers in order to use their apprenticeship levy funding,… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Martin Doel: ‘FE providers mustn’t slag each other off’ The outgoing boss of the Association of Colleges has launched into a plea for sector unity — after warning… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News *Exclusive* Cornwall College principal Amarjit Basi resigns The principal of Cornwall College has resigned, according to a statement from the chair of the board of governors… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News NCG first college granted full taught-degree awarded powers NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group) is the first FE institution in the country to be authorised to develop and… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Clean sweep of notices of concern for Telford College of Arts and Technology A college that recently tumbled from good to inadequate has become the first to have a clean sweep of… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 832 Older Must read 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 5d Anviksha Patel 5d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
