News DfE unveils guidance for sixth form college academy applications The government has spelled out what sixth form colleges (SFCs) need to do to convert to academies, in a… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Frustration over ‘misleading’ Libor answer The Shadow Skills Minister has been left frustrated with a “misleading” answer to a parliamentary question he lodged over… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News You must adapt to survive, SFA boss tells FE leaders The chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has warned providers that failing to adapt to changes in… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Principal blamed as college sent into administered status The FE Commissioner has singled-out former principal Jacqui Mace (pictured) for failings at a London college that has been… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Treasury sets aside £560m for college restructures > Plans leaked to FE Week reveal ‘facility’ at Treasury until April 2019 > AoC welcomes ‘necessary’ support for… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 Newer 1 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 851 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 6h Shane Chowen 6h 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
