News Don’t ‘reinvent the wheel’ with ethnic minority work review A prominent campaigner for more black and Asian college principals has warned against “reinventing the wheel” — after a… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News TPE review delayed again – this time until July The findings of a hotly anticipated review into technical and professional education (TPE) have been hit by further delays… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Four in five apprentices studying at a level they already have Four out of five people doing level two and three apprenticeships are on a level they have already studied… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Key Saudi deal architect advising commissioner One of the architects of the controversial deal to set colleges up in Saudi Arabia is now an adviser… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News One in three providers threatened with subcontracting ban after failing to follow funding rules The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has written to a third of prime providers, after it was unable to find… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News ATA starts confusion reigns: Were there 16,000 or 1,340? There are now more than 50 apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) — but confusion surrounds how many apprentices each one… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Treasury tight-lipped over the size of restructuring fund The Treasury is remaining tight-lipped on the size of the cash pot it has set aside for sector restructuring… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News New city mayors reaffirm their FE commitments Sadiq Khan, the new mayor of London, has spoken out in support of the “neglected” FE sector — telling… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Four more college merger proposals unveiled Four more mergers involving seven FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed this week. Three… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Here we Gove again: Now we’re getting academies for prisons Governors at prisons will get direct power to hire providers for offender learning — as the Justice Secretary Michael Gove… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Leaked minutes expose Manchester area review delay concerns The government is privately worried about the ongoing delays with the Greater Manchester area review – despite skills minister… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Nescot College board learn husband to principal was paid £177,000 [A complaint was received from Sunaina Mann on 31 May, in terms that our Article suggests that Ms Mann… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 852 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 4w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 4w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
