News New education secretary chooses ‘outstanding’ Walsall College for first FE visit An ‘outstanding’ college was chosen by Justine Greening MP as her first FE institution for a visit since she… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Busted – Wilshaw caught making up evidence in effort to further criticise colleges Ofsted’s chief inspector’s criticism about “uniformly weak” careers guidance in colleges has been exposed for lacking any identifiable external… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Government plans £2m payoffs as FE quango scrapped A government skills agency has set aside £2m to pay off its staff following confirmation of its closure. The… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Ofsted boss tells UTCs to ‘radically improve to survive’ Ofsted’s chief inspector has slammed university technical colleges (UTC) and told them that they need to make “radical improvement”… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Government silent on apprenticeship levy contingency plan The government has refused to say if a contingency plan has been put in place in the event that… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Exclusive Half of minimum two-year-old UTCs not yet graded by Ofsted Half of University Technical Colleges (UTCs) that have been open for two or more years are yet to be… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News ‘FE brain drain’ averted as up to 80 Sheffield civil service jobs saved The jobs of up to 80 FE-specialist civil servants based in Sheffield have been saved by the decision to… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News EXCLUSIVE: Delay apprenticeship levy demands CBI The apprenticeship levy launch date should be delayed by the new skills minister, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Full steam ahead for apprenticeship levy launch It’s full steam ahead for the levy launch — with the Department for Education (DfE) set to unveil a… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Warm welcome for new minister for apprenticeships and skills FE sector leaders have welcomed Robert Halfon as the new minister for apprenticeships and skills, with the “right credentials” for the tough… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News It’s official… Amanda Spielman confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector It’s now official – Amanda Spielman will be the next Ofsted chief inspector. Doubts had been raised over whether… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Next chief executive of Learning and Work Institute announced The next chief executive of the Learning and Work Institute will be current deputy Stephen Evans, FE Week can… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y Newer 1 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 852 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 3w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
