News West Yorkshire college’s studio school with 25 pupils to close next year A studio school run by Bradford College will close next summer due to low pupil numbers, it has been… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News FE Commissioner’s annual report: top five areas for improvement The FE Commissioner’s 2014/15 annual report found a number of examples of good practice in colleges across the country, particularity in response… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News FE Commissioner criticises minority of providers for failing to address problems flagged last year A minority of colleges are still failing to address areas of concern identified last year, FE Commissioner David Collins has… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Apprenticeship levy could lead to ‘significant’ job losses, says CBI chief The government’s apprenticeship levy may lead to “significant” job losses, the new head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Former CBI boss and UK Skills Envoy set to take over as chair of governors at resurgent college Former director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and UK Skills Envoy Lord Digby Jones will take over… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College seeks new apprenticeship subcontractors despite SFA warning Leeds City College is looking to take on a new apprenticeship subcontractor for up to £400,000-worth of provision, despite… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y 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 Newer 1 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 839 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
