News Exclusive: Lep areas revealed for first round of invitations to tender for delayed ESF contracts These are the first areas which the will be involved in the first round of long-awaited invitations to tender… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Social mobility tsar Alan Milburn labels FE an ‘absolute jungle’ Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission chair Alan Milburn (pictured above) has told a Lords committee how the FE… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College principal’s ‘regret’ at studio school closures over low pupil numbers The principal of a Midland college behind two studio schools struggling with low pupil numbers has told of her… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Bankruptcy warning on Saudi college ventures English colleges who set up new learner ventures in Saudi Arabia as part of multi-million pound deals could be… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News BIS report hails ‘substantial impact’ of FE on unemployed A government report has hailed the “substantial impact” of FE in getting unemployed people back into work — and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Launch date finally set for first round of invitations to tender for Euro skills contracts The launch date for the first round of long-overdue invitations to tender for European Social Fund (ESF) contracts has… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Skills Minister Nick Boles clears up area review question for sixth form college academies Skills Minister Nick Boles has outlined how post-16 education area reviews will provide the means for sixth form colleges… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Colleges in second wave of area reviews revealed Thirty four general FE colleges and 15 sixth form colleges (SFCs) will be involved in the second wave of… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News ETF reveals who will run consultation on Functional Skills reforms The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has appointed a Yorkshire-based firm to run a consultation with the National Institute… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News LIVE UPDATES: FE and skills sector reacts to Ofsted 2014/15 annual report The 2014/15 Ofsted annual report painted a picture of an FE and skills sector in which two years of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College performance ‘has declined’ – Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw’s annual report Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has told how he has “seen the pace of improvement slow” in FE and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofsted boss Sir Michael aims annual report fire at skills gap armed with nearly 180 FE and skills inspection results Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw today launches the 2014/15 annual report armed with the results of nearly 180… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 839 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
