News Highlights from day one of FE Week’s Festival of Skills We’ve put together a selection of photos from day one of FE Week’s Festival of Skills at Capel Manor… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Gove eliminated from Conservative party leadership contest Former education secretary Michael Gove has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership race today. Mr Gove, backed by skills… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Nicky Morgan confirms Spielman choice for Ofsted chief inspector Education secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed she will press ahead with plans to appoint Amanda Spielman as chief inspector… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Commons committee rejects Spielman as next chief inspector An influential committee of MPs has rejected the government’s proposal of Amanda Spielman to become the next chief inspector… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Exclusive: Successor to Network for Black and Asian Professionals launching tomorrow at Festival of Skills A successor group to the defunct Network for Black and Asian Professionals (NBAP) will be launched tomorrow at the… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Exclusive: Minimum price tag for apprenticeships to stop ‘race to bottom’ Apprenticeships will have a minimum price tag attached to them for the first time after the apprenticeship levy is… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News First ever Ofqual fine to an awarding organisation over thousands of late results Ofqual has announced that its’ first ever fine to an awarding organisation will be for City & Guilds, over… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Government launches consultation on new insolvency arrangements for colleges The government has today launched a consultation on insolvency arrangements for general FE and sixth form colleges — which… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News MPs back widening role of new Careers & Enterprise Company A long-awaited MPs’ report has called for the government to consult on handing over control of the National Careers… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Students protest over college’s plan to axe courses Students protested today outside Burton and South Derbyshire College over plans to axe their courses. The college confirmed to FE Week… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Boles upbeat over area reviews, despite continued delays Post-16 education and skills area reviews have so far gone “surprisingly well”, according to Nick Boles, who has admitted… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News £100m more funding found for apprenticeships and traineeships The government has found almost £100m of additional funding for apprenticeships and traineeships through the latest round of growth… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y Newer 1 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
