Colleges College unaware of suicidal teen’s mental state, coroner warns Poor messaging between college and mental health services, coroner deems Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges Non-white college principals drops to 5% Colleges must improve data collection and access to leadership training for BAME staff, experts say Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News Labour reviewing all of Eton’s proposed ‘elite’ sixth forms Planned sixth forms in Dudley, Teesside and Oldham are part of a review of whether 44 free schools offer… Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Ofsted Ofsted to ditch one-word ratings for FE in September Ofsted FE chief hinted at consultation in the new year for tailored inspection frameworks Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges Cash-strapped WCG stung by ‘significant’ clawback The college group remains optimistic amid pressure from the ESFA and bankers Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Adult education £300m of adult education lost in post-pandemic underspend ‘Hugely disappointing’ unspent cash revealed to Parliament Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships We’ll lose apprentices due to Reeves’ tax and wage rise, say bosses Most salon owners say they plan to cut back on hiring Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y News Journey’s not over for skills bootcamps, says top DfE official Short courses could be funded through new growth and skills levy Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y News £300m budget boost ‘can’t pay for 5.5% FE pay rise’, AoC claims UCU hits back and tells colleges to better ‘manage their budgets to prioritise giving hard-working staff a proper pay-rise… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships, Skills reform All level 7 apprenticeships will be axed, skills minister suggests ‘Honest’ Jacqui Smith says cuts will be ‘more than people hope’ as she also defends Skills England’s independence and… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Sponsored post Sponsored Are we running out of STEAM? In the 21st century, the education landscape has been dominated by the prioritisation of STEM subjects. Science, Technology, Engineering… Advertorial 1y Matt Moseley, Chief Examiner Art & Design, UAL Awarding Body 1y Adult education Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2024 10 inspirational winners from London’s adult learning community have been honoured FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Newer 1 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo