News Warnings over finances for three colleges and council’s adult education provision Three more colleges have had concerns raised over their finances, alongside Wakefield council’s adult education provision, according to the… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Ofsted results – The story so far for independent training providers The Common Inspection Framework was revised by Ofsted in September 2015, which introduced short inspections for grade two providers…. Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Boles warning over fresh college mergers Three more college link-ups have been announced as the Skills Minister Nick Boles warned against colleges rushing into mergers… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News First skills white paper in 10 years faces delays The government has delayed publication of a new skills white paper that is supposed to spell out its technical… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Hull College votes to strike over pay and lesson observation “Angry and demoralised” staff at Hull College have voted to go on strike in a row over pay, and… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Michael Sheehan steps down at Wigan & Leigh A college principal in the north-west has left his post unexpectedly, but his former colleagues remain tight-lipped as to… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Former apprentices to promote scheme in school? Former apprentices will be obliged to go back into schools to promote apprenticeships, through a new “commitment” set to… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Schools could face financial penalties for A-level dropouts Schools could soon be financially sanctioned if they sign students up to inappropriate A-level courses that they later abandon,… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Ofsted drops probe into ‘brave’ inspector Ofsted has called off its investigation into an inspector who demanded the immediate departure of his boss Sir Michael… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Exclusive: CBI boss wants levy launch delayed unless ‘radical rethink’ The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) wants the April next year launch date for the… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News PCS ballots for strike action over Sheffield BIS office closure plans The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is balloting members over strike action to fight closure plans for the… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Providers take over as Somerset charity goes bust Two providers have been forced to step in to support students after a training and education charity went into… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 22h Josh Mellor 22h 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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