News Staff consulted over potential job losses at troubled Totton College A struggling sixth form college is consulting on a restructuring plan that it is thought could lead to dozens of job losses. Totton College,… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Exeter College appoints new principal for April start John Laramy has been appointed as the new principal of Exeter College, replacing Richard Atkins who will retire in… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Leaders rush to defend FE from Sir Michael Key FE figures have spoken out in defence of the sector following a scathing attack by Ofsted boss Sir… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Online learning ‘not cheap option’ A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) decision not to introduce a reduced funding rate for online learning has been welcomed… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Feltag online learning target was ‘red herring’ [slideshow_deploy id=’43845′] The 10 per cent target for online learning included in the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Deadline missed on apprenticeship consultation The government has missed the first key deadline from its own timeline for apprenticeship reform implementation over the next… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News DfE figures reveal the FE sector winners and losers in vocational and A-level provision Greenhead Sixth Form College has come out on top again in this year’s league tables for schools and colleges,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Does Skills Minister Nick Boles have any idea about Institute for Apprenticeships’ policing? — ‘I have no idea — or if I had an idea I’m not going to share it’ Skills Minister… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Liverpool-based Oakmere Community College appeals against two-grade slump to inadequate A Liverpool-based independent learning provider (ILP) has launched an appeal after it slumped from its previous ‘good’ Ofsted rating… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Union chiefs meet in discussions over pay Further education trade unions have met twice in the last week to discuss an ongoing pay row with the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Tough new strike laws will apply to FE FE colleges that recruit learners from the age of 14 will be covered by tough new strike rules, the… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Government target for 3m apprenticeship starts could be on track as new starts up 4pc The government could be on track to meet its target of 3m new apprenticeship starts by 2020, according to… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 835 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
