News BIS advertises eight Institute for Apprenticeships board seats – at £15,000 per annum The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is recruiting eight board members for the new Institute for Apprenticeships, with… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Leadership praised as college’s Oftsed rating improves following double inadequate blow Lewisham Southwark College has seen its Ofsted rating go up a grade from its previous inadequate rating, with inspectors… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Lincoln College retracts non-pay threat to agency staff A college has gone back on its “threat” not to pay part-time agency staff over delayed student assessment work… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Half apprenticeship assessment orgs unregulated by Ofqual Concerns have been raised over apprentice assessment organisations (AAOs) for apprenticeship standards — after it emerged that half of… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Rebrand traineeships and sort out their funding, stakeholders say There is widespread support for renaming the government’s traineeships scheme, according to a new FE Week survey, which found… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Middlesbrough College acquires NECC Training Middlesbrough College has acquired the training arm of the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), which currently delivers around… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Inadequate’ colleges double-digit disaster as English and maths policy blamed The number of general further education colleges to have been branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted since September has hit double figures,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive : More than half of all college sixth forms seeking academy status Almost two thirds of sixth form colleges have registered an interest in converting to an academy, FE Week can… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Brexit could kill-off apprenticeship levy plans, Boles warns Skills Minister Nick Boles has reportedly warned that Brexit could put an end to the apprenticeship levy. He spoke… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Yet more fraudsters found targeting FE colleges Colleges have again been warned to be vigilant after fraudsters posing as principals have been foiled in a string… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Sir David Collins to step down before area reviews complete The FE Commissioner Sir David Collins will stand down in November — even though the long-delayed national programme of… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News FE college principals snubbed in Queen’s birthday honours, but governors recognised Principals of general FE colleges in England have been snubbed in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours – as FE… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 832 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
