News Sacked by 2 colleges over child abuse images A tutor has been sacked by a two Liverpool-based colleges after admitting to making and possessing hundreds of child… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Warnings over finances for three colleges and council’s adult education provision Three more colleges have had concerns raised over their finances, alongside Wakefield council’s adult education provision, according to the… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Ofsted results – The story so far for independent training providers The Common Inspection Framework was revised by Ofsted in September 2015, which introduced short inspections for grade two providers…. Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Boles warning over fresh college mergers Three more college link-ups have been announced as the Skills Minister Nick Boles warned against colleges rushing into mergers… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News First skills white paper in 10 years faces delays The government has delayed publication of a new skills white paper that is supposed to spell out its technical… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Hull College votes to strike over pay and lesson observation “Angry and demoralised” staff at Hull College have voted to go on strike in a row over pay, and… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Michael Sheehan steps down at Wigan & Leigh A college principal in the north-west has left his post unexpectedly, but his former colleagues remain tight-lipped as to… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Former apprentices to promote scheme in school? Former apprentices will be obliged to go back into schools to promote apprenticeships, through a new “commitment” set to… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Schools could face financial penalties for A-level dropouts Schools could soon be financially sanctioned if they sign students up to inappropriate A-level courses that they later abandon,… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Ofsted drops probe into ‘brave’ inspector Ofsted has called off its investigation into an inspector who demanded the immediate departure of his boss Sir Michael… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Exclusive: CBI boss wants levy launch delayed unless ‘radical rethink’ The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) wants the April next year launch date for the… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News PCS ballots for strike action over Sheffield BIS office closure plans The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is balloting members over strike action to fight closure plans for the… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y Newer 1 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
