News North-east sixth form merger is first of its kind in two decades Two sixth form colleges have joined forces in what they claim is the first merger of its kind in… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Troubled Gazelle Group loses two more member colleges Two more colleges have quit the troubled Gazelle Group, including one of its founder members, FE Week can reveal…. Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News UTC Lancashire to shut up shop after just three years A fourth university technical college (UTC) has announced it will be shutting its doors due to low student numbers…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Sector leaders left ‘outside the tent’ on reforms The controversial new apprenticeship levy was drawn up in “a darkened room”, leading FE organisations to feel they were… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News FE sector still concerned over funding though fears are easing, survey shows Funding is still the biggest source of worry, the latest FE Week and Policy Consortium survey of over 730… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News MP calls for investigation after claiming college boss bullied him The boss of Hull College has been accused of trying to bully a member of the shadow cabinet for… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Skills white paper to propose academic and vocational divide > Leaked report plan exposes stark choice at 16 > 15 new ‘professional and technical’ routes with apprenticeship or substantial work… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Former international footballer among six charged following training company probe An ex-Wales international footballer is one of six men facing charges following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News MPs demand VAT clarity over sixth form college to academy conversions More than 50 MPs have urged Chancellor George Osborne to clarify VAT rules that could see sixth form colleges… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Boles ducks question over skills white paper delay Skills Minister Nick Boles ducked a question about delays to the first skills white paper in more than 10… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Editor Asks: New CBI boss hits out at levy plans The launch date for the apprenticeship levy, due in April next year, needs to be postponed unless the government… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Fears IfA won’t have the staff to police standards Questions are being asked about the ability of the new Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) to police new Trailblazer standards… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 829 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
