News Top two at Amersham and Wycombe College quit The chair and vice-chair of troubled Amersham and Wycombe College have both stepped down – but the college is… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Osborne’s Brexit budget warns of £1.15bn cuts in education spending Britain would need to make an additional £1.15bn cut in education spending to fill the £30bn black hole in… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News BIS advertises eight Institute for Apprenticeships board seats – at £15,000 per annum The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is recruiting eight board members for the new Institute for Apprenticeships, with… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Leadership praised as college’s Oftsed rating improves following double inadequate blow Lewisham Southwark College has seen its Ofsted rating go up a grade from its previous inadequate rating, with inspectors… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Lincoln College retracts non-pay threat to agency staff A college has gone back on its “threat” not to pay part-time agency staff over delayed student assessment work… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Half apprenticeship assessment orgs unregulated by Ofqual Concerns have been raised over apprentice assessment organisations (AAOs) for apprenticeship standards — after it emerged that half of… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Rebrand traineeships and sort out their funding, stakeholders say There is widespread support for renaming the government’s traineeships scheme, according to a new FE Week survey, which found… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Middlesbrough College acquires NECC Training Middlesbrough College has acquired the training arm of the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), which currently delivers around… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News ‘Inadequate’ colleges double-digit disaster as English and maths policy blamed The number of general further education colleges to have been branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted since September has hit double figures,… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Exclusive : More than half of all college sixth forms seeking academy status Almost two thirds of sixth form colleges have registered an interest in converting to an academy, FE Week can… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Brexit could kill-off apprenticeship levy plans, Boles warns Skills Minister Nick Boles has reportedly warned that Brexit could put an end to the apprenticeship levy. He spoke… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Yet more fraudsters found targeting FE colleges Colleges have again been warned to be vigilant after fraudsters posing as principals have been foiled in a string… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y Newer 1 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 847 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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
