News Four more college merger proposals unveiled Four more mergers involving seven FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed this week. Three… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Here we Gove again: Now we’re getting academies for prisons Governors at prisons will get direct power to hire providers for offender learning — as the Justice Secretary Michael Gove… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Leaked minutes expose Manchester area review delay concerns The government is privately worried about the ongoing delays with the Greater Manchester area review – despite skills minister… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Nescot College board learn husband to principal was paid £177,000 [A complaint was received from Sunaina Mann on 31 May, in terms that our Article suggests that Ms Mann… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News National achievement rate tables pulled after FE Week highlights errors The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has pulled the delayed national achievement rate tables (NART) for providers from its website,… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Prison governors will take control of offender learning following influential review Prison governors are set to be given direct power to hire providers for offender education — following publication today… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 10y Billy Camden 10y 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 10y Paul Offord 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 837 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
