News City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges set to merge in August City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced that they plan to “merge” from August next year. But… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Sector leaders welcome damning Public Accounts Committee findings on area reviews and FE finances Sector leaders have welcomed then findings of a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report that raised grave concerns over… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Skills Funding Letter reveals that co-funding in workplace will be removed from 2016/17 Skills Minister Nick Boles has revealed in the Skills Funding Letter that co-funding in the workplace will be removed… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Serious doubts over ‘haphazard’ post-16 area reviews raised in Public Accounts Committee report Post-16 education and training area reviews have come in for heavy criticism in a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC)… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Weymouth College jumps from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ Weymouth College has jumped from an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ following intervention from the FE Commissioner. The latest… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Two-month delay for confirmation of nationwide qualification achievement rates The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has confirmed that publication of the next round of nationwide qualification achievement rates will… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Second wave of invitations to tender published for delayed ESF contracts The second wave of invitations to tender for long-awaited European Social Fund (ESF) cash — this time totalling £16.2m… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Festive wishes and New Year hopes What a year it has been for FE and skills. Over the past 12 months we’ve had a General… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Mixed reaction to lifting of traineeship restriction The removal of rules allowing only providers rated outstanding or good by Ofsted to get lead contracts for traineeships… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship frameworks cut-off scrapped The government has scrapped plans to stop funding apprenticeship frameworks after 2017/18. The cut-off, that would ensure providers were… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Public Accounts Committee will report on FE finances on December 16 The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will publish the results of its inquiry into the financial state… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New interim principal to take charge at troubled City College Coventry in New Year A new interim principal will take the reins at troubled City College Coventry early next month. Dr Elaine McMahon… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 834 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 4w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
