News SFA boss scrambles to avert industrial action over pay band changes The boss of the Skills Funding Agency, Peter Lauener, has met with union officials amid concern that staff anger… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News All agreed in Somerset college merger – except for the name Two colleges in Somerset have completed a merger — but still appear to be struggling to agree on a… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News It’s time to create national digital skills colleges, MPs say The government should work with the FE sector to create a network of digital skills colleges across the country,… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y 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 Newer 1 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 849 Older Must read 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 21h Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 21h 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 Next 3 stories 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 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
