News More than 200 colleges expected to be hit by UCU strike action More 200 colleges could be hit with strike action tomorrow (November 10), as members of the University and College… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News ‘Fill your classrooms and don’t spend money on marketing to compete with neighbouring colleges,’ FE Commissioner tells principals Too few learners per classroom and marketing strategies that pit college against neighbouring college are among the issues preventing… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News ‘Either apprenticeships or universities for almost everybody’ – David Cameron tells employers at CBI conference Prime Minister David Cameron today outlined his vision of post-16 education and training as one in which learners are… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Skills Minister Nick Boles rules out new UTCs ban in area review regions Skills Minister Nick Boles has ruled out a blanket ban on new university technical colleges (UTCs) where post-16 education… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Lord Baker hits back at ‘get out of jail’ criticism Former Education Secretary Ken Baker (pictured above) has hit back at criticism that his university technical college (UTC) project… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Providers urged to think about what technology ‘will do for learners’ The impact technology has on learners is more important to Ofsted than the technology itself, a former inspector told… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Trailblazer incentive payments ‘can cover’ costly exams Employer bodies have attacked Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) guidance that Trailblazer apprenticeship incentive payments are used… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Making a HIT meal out of launch Dozens of lucky guests got to taste a mouthwatering menu created by apprentices at the launch of the new… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Walkers barking mad at Ofsted safeguarding guidance A Midland college has incurred the wrath of local dog walkers with its response to Ofsted safeguarding advice to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Sir Lenny among AoC conference speakers Comedian-turned-actor Sir Lenny Henry will be one of the guest speakers at this year’s Association of Colleges (AoC) Conference. He will… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Foundation Degree awarding powers granted to Hull College Group as government moratorium lifted Hull College Group has become the fifth college in England to be granted Foundation Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs), after… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Progress continues at previously-troubled Barnfield College with Ofsted praise after final monitoring visit Ofsted has identified progress across all areas looked at in a third monitoring visit of previously-troubled Barnfield College. Inspectors were at… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 834 Older Must read 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 4w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
