News Principal of inadequate college resigns despite ‘full backing’ from governors The principal of a troubled college is stepping down just six weeks after he was given the “full backing”… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News It’s a CEO hat-trick for Peter Lauener, as Institute for Apprenticeships added to EFA and SFA Peter Lauener has been appointed shadow chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships with immediate effect. He will take… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Government guidance delayed… but area reviews plough ahead Wave four of the post-16 education and training area reviews has been launched, even though the sector is still… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News #SaveOurApprenticeships rally planned for Labour Party conference FE Week will hold a special rally in support of its #SaveOurApprenticeships campaign at next week’s Labour Party conference… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Shock threat of Ofsted ‘civil action’ – Inspectorate send letters warning their logo can only be used by those graded outstanding– Schools, colleges and training… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Bigger is better for sixth forms Size matters, at least when it comes to sixth forms – as FE Week discovered when we investigated the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Westminster Kingsway name change rejected, but others find loophole Westminster Kingsway College’s bid to have itself rebranded as Central London Colleges Group was rejected over concerns its new… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Advanced learner loan growth requests delayed as demand spikes The Skills Funding Agency appears to have been ignoring requests from several providers to boost advanced learner loan provision… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News NCG finally gets ‘good’ Ofsted after four month standoff The nation’s largest college has won its battle with Ofsted with the awarding of a grade two overall –… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News AoC takes DfE to court over controversial new small school sixth form Battle lines have been drawn by the Association of Colleges, after it launched its first judicial review against the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofqual fines Pearson £85,000 over widespread certification failures An £85,000 fine set to be waged on Pearson will be Ofqual’s second financial penalty against an awarding organisation…. Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News New FE commissioner revealed, and there are two The role of the FE commissioner will be split in two following Sir David Collins’ concern over his workload covering both intervention and… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
