News City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges set to merge in August City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced that they plan to “merge” from August next year. But… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Sector leaders welcome damning Public Accounts Committee findings on area reviews and FE finances Sector leaders have welcomed then findings of a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report that raised grave concerns over… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Skills Funding Letter reveals that co-funding in workplace will be removed from 2016/17 Skills Minister Nick Boles has revealed in the Skills Funding Letter that co-funding in the workplace will be removed… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Serious doubts over ‘haphazard’ post-16 area reviews raised in Public Accounts Committee report Post-16 education and training area reviews have come in for heavy criticism in a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC)… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Weymouth College jumps from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ Weymouth College has jumped from an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ following intervention from the FE Commissioner. The latest… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Two-month delay for confirmation of nationwide qualification achievement rates The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has confirmed that publication of the next round of nationwide qualification achievement rates will… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Second wave of invitations to tender published for delayed ESF contracts The second wave of invitations to tender for long-awaited European Social Fund (ESF) cash — this time totalling £16.2m… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Festive wishes and New Year hopes What a year it has been for FE and skills. Over the past 12 months we’ve had a General… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Mixed reaction to lifting of traineeship restriction The removal of rules allowing only providers rated outstanding or good by Ofsted to get lead contracts for traineeships… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship frameworks cut-off scrapped The government has scrapped plans to stop funding apprenticeship frameworks after 2017/18. The cut-off, that would ensure providers were… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Public Accounts Committee will report on FE finances on December 16 The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will publish the results of its inquiry into the financial state… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New interim principal to take charge at troubled City College Coventry in New Year A new interim principal will take the reins at troubled City College Coventry early next month. Dr Elaine McMahon… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 851 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
