News Expansion plans revealed by new 157 group chief Ian Pretty The 157 Group is set for expansion following a strategic review, chief executive Ian Pretty has revealed in an… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Providers who get FE Free Meals cash set for £15m DfE bursary fund cut Providers who dish out FE Free Meals cash to learners are set to be hit with a £15m cut to the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Timetable for ‘multi-stage’ Functional Skills consultation unveiled The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has unveiled the timetable for a “multi-stage” consultation on how maths and English… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News MPs call for action with one-third of transgender adult learners bullied or harassed A parliamentary committee today called for government action after being told how one-third of transgender adult learners experienced “unacceptable”… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Providers in dark on 16 to 18 apprenticeships and traineeships growth as SFA misses notification deadline The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has missed its deadline for confirming growth requests for 16 to 18 apprenticeships and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News David Bowie’s old FE college pays tribute to his ‘constant impact on music, fashion and art’ The head of Croydon College school of art has paid tribute to its iconic former student and rock star… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Niace successor Learning and Work Institute to debut at London launch event The Learning and Work Institute will make its formal debut tomorrow with a launch event in London’s Canary Wharf. The… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Entry opens 2016 Brathay Apprentice Challenge Invitations have been invited from today for the fifth annual Brathay Apprentice Challenge. Teams of nine apprentices can enter… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Recognition for years of dedication to FE and skills With Dr David Collins receiving a knighthood and Association of Colleges (AoC) chief executive Martin Doel gaining a CBE , there’s no… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Positive message from new principal of ‘inadequate’ college The new interim principal of troubled City College Coventry said lessons would be learned from its second inadequate Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College resorts to £700k loan from local council A college has turned to its county council for a £700,000 loan to help address a “need for short-term… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Ramadan set to affect exam dates Summer exams will be affected by the timing of Ramadan for the next four years, with GCSE re-sits compounding… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
