News National spotlight falls on levy after fears raised of future hike FE has drawn the spotlight of the national press, after the government refused to rule out a hike in… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News First outstanding Ofsted rating for sixth form college under common inspection framework A sixth form college (SFC) in West Yorkshire has become the first of its kind to be rated ‘outstanding’… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofqual appoints permanent director for general qualifications Ofqual has announced Julie Swan as its new executive director for general qualifications. She will take up the position… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Higher education white paper criticised for lack of focus on college provision The government has been criticised for largely ignoring the role of FE colleges play with delivering degree level provision… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Coventry colleges planning three-way merger before Warwickshire area review closes The FE Commissioner has endorsed a three-way merger plan between colleges in the Midlands, even though concern is rising… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Government ‘must do more’ to let learners know they’re entitled to loans The government must do more to promote the newly-expanded FE learner loans, to avoid the danger of low take-up… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Who has joined the SFA naughty step this month? The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) publishes a monthly update on notices of concern, which FE Week will report on… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Concern cheaper SFA dashboard is simply passing costs onto colleges A controversial new data dashboard could cut costs incurred by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) by almost two thirds… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Fraudster jailed for 15 months after faking apprenticeship certificates A man has been jailed for 15 months for defrauding New College Swindon out of almost £43,000 of Skills… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Members of Squad UK announced for euroskills Gothenburg 2016 A team of the country’s most skilled young people have been selected to represent the UK at EuroSkills 2016,… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Breaking: Tees Valley area review ends with three proposed mergers Three mergers involving five FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed as part of the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Second solo UTC hit with EFA improvement notice A second standalone university technical college (UTC) has been handed a financial notice to improve over an “apparent loss… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 832 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
