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 News Association of Colleges president John Widdowson and social mobility tsar Alan Milburn to address FE issues in Parliamentary hearings Association of Colleges president John Widdowson is due to tell MPs about how well the FE sector delivers higher… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Doel stepping down as Association of Colleges boss and moving to new FE professorship Martin Doel will be standing down as chief executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC) from September to move… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofsted inspectors report Marine Society College of the Sea ‘progress’ with new subcontractor A new subcontractor has helped grade-four distance learning provider Marine Society College of the Sea (MSCS) win Ofsted approval… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Local authorities come under the FE Week 2015/16 adult apprenticeship allocations spotlight The exclusive front page story of edition 154 on low levels of apprenticeship delivery among colleges promised more analysis…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in bid to keep London colleges apart Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has tried to warn City and Islington College governors against plans to merge with Westminster… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Funding threat hangs over providers who missed topslice declaration deadline The Skills Funding Agency was today looking into whether it would suspend funding for lead providers who flouted a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Area reviews question over academy VAT move Sixth Form College (SFC) leaders were today in the dark about whether Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement they could become… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Employer engagement hopes with £3bn levy Sector leaders have reacted positively after Chancellor George Osborne fleshed out how the new apprenticeship levy on large firms… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Finances on the mend at New College Nottingham The FE Commissioner has finished his work at New College Nottingham (NCN) after overseeing dramatic improvement with its financial… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 853 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo 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
