News Hackney Community College and Tower Hamlets College set to merge in August Hackney Community College and Tower Hamlets College have announced plans to merge from August this year. A spokesperson for… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Funding rate cut from April for popular apprenticeship framework The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will reduce funding rates for the level three ‘IT, Software Web and Telecom Professionals’… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Three-day Festival of Skills announced for staff in FE An exciting new continuing professional development (CPD) event has been announced today by the organisers of The Telegraph Festival… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News MPs to probe apprenticeship quality concerns in new inquiry Apprenticeship quality concerns will come under the spotlight in a new parliamentary inquiry that will check out the merits… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Lowestoft Sixth Form College hit with EFA financial notice to improve Lowestoft Sixth Form College (SFC) has been issued with a financial notice to improve from the Education Funding Agency… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sajid Javid seeks ‘more scrutiny’ of skills policy from influential group of MPs Business Secretary Sajid Javid has said he would welcome “more scrutiny” on skills, as he suggested that the Business,… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News National skills body boss leaves for consultancy firm Michael Davis, chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), has been appointed managing director of… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Principal predicts college numbers will fall to 200 by 2018 One college principal expects the number of colleges in England to drop by a third over the next two… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Alternative providers needed for thousands of learners after funding pulled from charity’s ‘inadequate’ training wing The government is looking for alternative “quality providers” for up to 3,500 post-16 learners after it pulled the plug… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Bankrupt founder of Elmfield could face charges Criminal charges could be brought against the founder of a controversial former apprenticeship provider, who has been disqualified from… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Promote FE loans yourself, BIS tells providers The responsibility for telling learners about new FE loans will lie with providers after the government admitted it had… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Numbers falling, closing down – University technology College revolution fails to deliver When the Tories launched their manifesto in April last year at a University Technical College, they promised to create… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 848 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
