News Struggling London college in talks with Newcastle group A troubled London college has been in talks with a view to “closer working” with a college group based… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News More than 500 qualifications face full funding axe > Up to 20 per cent full level 2 and 3 to lose entitlement status > SFA initially deny… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Mid-Cheshire College falls from outstanding to inadequate A further education college has plummeted from the highest to lowest overall grade after its first Ofsted inspection in more… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Government announces first wave of apprenticeship frameworks to be switched off The Government has announced the first seven apprenticeship frameworks that will be closed to new starts this summer. The… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofsted boss tells MPs all 16 to 19-year-olds should be taught in schools Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has said all 16 to 19-year-olds should be educated in schools, during a parliamentary… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Area review restructuring facility details finally confirmed – two weeks after revealed by FE Week The government has finally confirmed that cash will be available for colleges to implement area review recommendations – almost… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Second new 157 Group member announced after strategic review City College Plymouth (CCP) has become the second college to join the 157 Group since it exclusively revealed its… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Strike action at sixth form colleges on March 15 Sixth Form College members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have voted for strike action. The ballot, which… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News AoC backs move to end subcontracted loan-funded provision The Association of Colleges (AoC) has said it supports the banning of subcontracted loan-funded provision from 2017/18. The Skills… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman to replace Glenys Stacey as interim chief regulator Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman will act as chief regulator on an interim basis when Glenys Stacey leaves next week,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Brexit possibility raises skills funding questions Questions remain over what the impact will be on cash from the European Social Fund (ESF) if the UK… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Second inadequate rating for Greenwich College Greenwich Community College has been hit with its second consecutive inadequate Ofsted rating, following an inspection carried out two… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 830 Older Must read 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 2d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo