News London colleges in spotlight as two top mayoral candidates battle for budget The issue of FE’s future in London is hotting up before the mayoral election in May. One of the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Cash for area review consultants on offer Colleges will have access to cash to pay for consultants to help them implement area review recommendations, FE Week… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Struggling Central Bedfordshire UTC to close despite FE college’s intervention A struggling University Technical College (UTC) which has already been rescued by a neighbouring FE college is to close this… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Unspent levy money will be used to maintain SME apprenticeship funding, Boles re-assures firms The government has sought to re-assure small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) there will be enough apprenticeship levy money left… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College in difficulties drops back to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating City of Bristol College has slumped back to an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating, following an inspection in late January. The report… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Former OCR boss Mark Dawe appointed to run AELP Former chief executive of awarding organisation OCR Mark Dawe has been appointed as the new boss of the Association… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Exclusive: AoC struggles to find new chief executive The Association of Colleges (AoC) will have to re-advertise for a new chief executive after failing to find a… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Invitation to tender for London ESF Youth Programme launched Invitations to tender for the European Social Fund (ESF) Youth Programme in London have been launched by the Skills… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Preferred candidate for new chief regulator unveiled The preferred candidate to take over as Ofqual’s chief regulator has been revealed. Education secretary Nicky Morgan confirmed, in… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Shadow chief exec appointed of new Institute for Apprenticeships Rachel Sandby-Thomas (pictured above) has been appointed to the role of shadow chief executive of new Institute for Apprenticeships… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Colleges dispute findings of union report showing “significant” gender pay gap A row has broken out between the University and College Union (UCU) and providers that dispute the findings of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Boles says UTCs ‘stronger’ in multi-academy trusts University Technical Colleges (UTCs) should function as part of multi-academy trusts (MATs) to make them “stronger”, the skills minister… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 846 Older Must read 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 3d Jessica Hill 3d 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo
