News Government launching court challenge to sixth form colleges strike The government is launching court action to challenge National Union of Teachers (NUT) strike action planned at sixth form… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Agency director to lead levy team at BIS Skills Funding Agency (SFA) director Keith Smith (pictured) has moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 Newer 1 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 852 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 2d Shane Chowen 2d 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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
