News College ditches academies, blaming cuts and curriculum change A college is preparing to cut ties with two academies currently under its control — claiming that it is… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Third London college at risk of administered status A struggling college is in danger of becoming the third in London to be placed into administered status by… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Levy puts charities in ‘conflict of legislation’ Charities are caught in a “conflict of legislation” over the government’s apprenticeship levy, a senior sector figure has warned…. Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 10y Paul Offord 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 10y Billy Camden 10y 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 10y Paul Offord 10y 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 10y Paul Offord 10y 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 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 834 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 4w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4w 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 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
