News Colleges’ free school hopes dashed by DfE rejection Two general FE colleges have had their free school plans thrown out by the Department for Education (DfE), FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Edition 145: Movers & Shakers Among the country’s colleges, independent learning providers and other skills bodies, at least 14 have welcomed new leaders for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New adult and community learning boss Pember facing a mixed performance picture With former government FE and skills boss Dr Sue Pember now installed at the helm of adult and community… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College sector sees ‘unique’ step of registering as Trailblazer assessor Leicester College has branched out from simply delivering apprenticeships in a college sector first by taking the “unique” step… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New uni system in place for HE in FE learners General FE colleges are hoping fears they could be overwhelmed with higher education gripes prove unfounded as they start… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News SFA contract joy as safeguarding ‘glitches’ disappear An independent learning provider that faced losing its Skills Funding Agency (SFA) contract after an Ofsted inadequate rating over… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Lep boss tight-lipped on merger reviews funding issue Council and business leaders have remained tight-lipped over financial support for college mergers as the FE sector continues to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Post-GCSE maths quals rolled out Pilot qualifications in post-GCSE maths that were launched late last year have been fully rolled out by the Department… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Broken Boles promise leads to Trailblazer criticism Skills Minister Nick Boles has broken his promise to the House of Commons Education Select Committee that there would… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges to face merger bill in government’s far-reaching ‘area reviews’, leaked guidance reveals Colleges will be expected to foot the bill for changes recommended during government-ordered area reviews or risk having their funding… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Six more FE colleges listed by EFA as ‘intending to deliver’ 14 to 16 provision A further six general FE colleges have been listed by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as intending to take… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Team UK comes in at seventh place at WorldSkills 2015 TeamUK finished in seventh place at this year’s WorldSkills competition, held in Brazil. The team took home three gold… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
