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 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 10y Billy Camden 10y 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 10y Paul Offord 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 10y Paul Offord 10y 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 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 10y Paul Offord 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y News Star names unveiled for AoC annual conference Star names unveiled for this year’s Association of Colleges annual conference and exhibition include broadcaster Steph McGovern, comedian Ruby… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y Newer 1 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 1d Josh Mellor 1d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
