News First outstanding Ofsted rating for sixth form college under common inspection framework A sixth form college (SFC) in West Yorkshire has become the first of its kind to be rated ‘outstanding’… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Ofqual appoints permanent director for general qualifications Ofqual has announced Julie Swan as its new executive director for general qualifications. She will take up the position… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Higher education white paper criticised for lack of focus on college provision The government has been criticised for largely ignoring the role of FE colleges play with delivering degree level provision… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Coventry colleges planning three-way merger before Warwickshire area review closes The FE Commissioner has endorsed a three-way merger plan between colleges in the Midlands, even though concern is rising… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Government ‘must do more’ to let learners know they’re entitled to loans The government must do more to promote the newly-expanded FE learner loans, to avoid the danger of low take-up… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Who has joined the SFA naughty step this month? The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) publishes a monthly update on notices of concern, which FE Week will report on… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Concern cheaper SFA dashboard is simply passing costs onto colleges A controversial new data dashboard could cut costs incurred by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) by almost two thirds… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Fraudster jailed for 15 months after faking apprenticeship certificates A man has been jailed for 15 months for defrauding New College Swindon out of almost £43,000 of Skills… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Members of Squad UK announced for euroskills Gothenburg 2016 A team of the country’s most skilled young people have been selected to represent the UK at EuroSkills 2016,… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Breaking: Tees Valley area review ends with three proposed mergers Three mergers involving five FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed as part of the… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Second solo UTC hit with EFA improvement notice A second standalone university technical college (UTC) has been handed a financial notice to improve over an “apparent loss… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News First solo UTC served with financial notice to improve The first ever standalone university technical college (UTC) to be hit with a financial improvement notice must draw up… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 849 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 4d Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 4d 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
