News Loughborough College principal Esme Winch set for newly-created managing director’s post at NCFE Awarding organisation (AO) NCFE is set to appoint Loughborough College principal Esme Winch (pictured above) as its first managing… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News The Association of Teachers and Lecturers lists job cuts consultations at over 50 colleges The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has issued a list of more than 50 colleges that have looked… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Later starts to continue at Nescot after pilot success A North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) lie-in pilot has won longer-term approval after bosses saw a rise… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘It’s a different way of thinking about how we regulate’ – Ofqual’s Jeremy Benson Q&A on new RQF The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) was unveiled by Ofqual last week and was designed to be more descriptive and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell includes FE funding in top three priorities Campaigning to protect FE funding is one of Lucy Powell’s top three priorities, the new Shadow Education Secretary told… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Newcastle College massacre plot teen Liam Lyburd jailed for life A former Newcastle College learner who planned a massacre on campus after being kicked off a course has been… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Principal says ‘no’ to AoC Burton & South Derbyshire College (B&SDC) is set to leave the Association of Colleges (AoC), FE Week can reveal…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Action plea for BIS digital skills inquiry from learning tech adviser Bob Harrison The purpose of a new government inquiry that will look into how the FE sector contributes to the development of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Clampdown on apprenticeship misuse ‘affects very few’, says AELP A much-hyped government clampdown on “misuse” of the apprenticeship term will only affect a “very few” cases, the Association… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Three more post-16 education area reviews announced involving 34 colleges Twenty one general FE colleges and 13 sixth form colleges (SFCs) will be involved in three extra post-16 education… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden hits out over DfE climbdown on English and maths funding rule – Schools, colleges and independent learning providers fail to enrol learners on English and maths – 35,000 16 to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Gazelle bosses slash annual membership fee to £15k after more than half of colleges quit group The number of colleges in Gazelle has more than halved in the space of just over a year to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 812 Older Must read 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 5d Jessica Hill 5d 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
