News College given Ofsted boost after double grade four Troubled Lewisham Southwark College is continuing to improve in all areas according to its latest monitoring visit report from… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Joint strike action in FE colleges will be taken by Unison and UCU members on February 24 Joint strike action will be taken by members of the University and College Union (UCU) and Unison working in… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Almost 90 per cent of ethnic minority FE staff have faced promotion ‘barriers’ Almost 90 per cent of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) FE staff members have ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ faced… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Tough new strike threshold won’t apply to college support staff Tough new rules requiring a 40 per cent threshold for strike action in key public services will not apply… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Colleges in Norfolk and Suffolk launch ‘collaborative’ group The leaders of all 11 colleges in the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area have joined forces to be… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Public sector apprenticeship targets to be debated in Parliament Apprenticeship targets for the public sector and making the misuse of the term apprenticeship an offence will be debated… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Colleges and training providers left disappointed as equality and diversity fund closed The Equality and Diversity Good Practice Fund was the source of 29 innovative projects in 2014/15, but providers hoping… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government urged to act over SEND travel cuts The government has been urged to review transport arrangements for post-16 special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) students, after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Employer Skills Survey in limbo after funding cut Questions remain over the future of the UK’s largest employer skills survey, with indications that responsibility for labour market… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Pearson contract doubts after Inadequate Ofsted Pearson is in danger of having its contract with the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) terminated after Ofsted slammed its… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News BIS select committee Productivity Plan report: Exclusive Q & A with chair Iain Wright The Business, Innovation and Skills committee released the findings of its investigation into the government’s productivity plan today. Senior… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News MPs single out government’s apprenticeship schemes in critical Productivity Plan report The Government’s much-lauded “Productivity Plan” has been criticised by a committee of cross-party MPs today – with concerns raised… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 849 Older Must read 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 1d Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1d 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 Next 3 stories 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 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