News Providers in dark on 16 to 18 apprenticeships and traineeships growth as SFA misses notification deadline The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has missed its deadline for confirming growth requests for 16 to 18 apprenticeships and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News David Bowie’s old FE college pays tribute to his ‘constant impact on music, fashion and art’ The head of Croydon College school of art has paid tribute to its iconic former student and rock star… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Niace successor Learning and Work Institute to debut at London launch event The Learning and Work Institute will make its formal debut tomorrow with a launch event in London’s Canary Wharf. The… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Entry opens 2016 Brathay Apprentice Challenge Invitations have been invited from today for the fifth annual Brathay Apprentice Challenge. Teams of nine apprentices can enter… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Recognition for years of dedication to FE and skills With Dr David Collins receiving a knighthood and Association of Colleges (AoC) chief executive Martin Doel gaining a CBE , there’s no… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Positive message from new principal of ‘inadequate’ college The new interim principal of troubled City College Coventry said lessons would be learned from its second inadequate Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College resorts to £700k loan from local council A college has turned to its county council for a £700,000 loan to help address a “need for short-term… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Ramadan set to affect exam dates Summer exams will be affected by the timing of Ramadan for the next four years, with GCSE re-sits compounding… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Age UK tumbles to inadequate Ofsted rating Major charity and training provider Age UK has tumbled from a ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating. The report out… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Minister to visit centre proposed as new FE college Skills minister Nick Boles has agreed to visit a Kent skills centre following an invitation from the local MP… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Exclusive: Area reviews already behind schedule The government’s area reviews of post-16 education and training are already running behind schedule, with the government accused of… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Third round of invitations to tender for long-awaited ESF contracts launched The third round of invitations to tender for delayed European Social Fund (ESF) contracts have been published. The six local… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 851 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 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
