News Breaking: Influential Commons committee chairs demand cost-breakdown of BIS Sheffield office closure The chairs of the Business, Innovation and Skills and Public Accounts Committees have demanded to see key government documents… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News DfE accounts lack ‘truth and fairness’ says finance watchdog The Department for Education’s financial statements lack “truth and fairness” according to the government’s audit watchdog. The department (DfE)… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Shakira Martin re-elected as NUS vice president for FE The National Union of Students has voted to keep its vice president for FE for a second term. Shakira… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Department for Education announces new permanent secretary The government has today announced who will be taking over from Chris Wormald as the head civil servant at… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Consultation launched on plans to merge college with university Bury College has launched a consultation on its proposed merger with the University of Bolton. The move was first… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Area review completion delays drag on as new six month target missed At least three of the seven regions involved in the first wave of post-16 education and training area reviews… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Level three vocational route on rise as A-levels fall The number of 19-year-olds gaining level three through A-levels has fallen for the first time in seven years, while… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government misses target to recruit volunteer careers advisers The Government has admitted to missing its target to recruit 300 ‘volunteer enterprise advisers’ by the end of March… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Colleges agree ‘hub and spoke’ London proposal could work The 157 Group’s proposals for a ‘hub and spoke’ approach to provision at level 3 and above in London… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News No easy answers for volunteers in apprenticeship levy, Boles says Skills Minister Nick Boles (pictured) has accepted there are no immediate solutions to “difficulties” that the apprenticeship levy will… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Hackney Community College principal named new president of AoC The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced Ian Ashman, principal of Hackney Community College, as its President-elect. Mr Ashman… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News CBI warns institute must not just ‘rubber-stamp’ standards The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has criticised the body established to police the reformed apprenticeship system as having… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 853 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 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 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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
