News Future of nearly 40 colleges in question as BIS and DfE reveals those facing area reviews Twenty two general FE colleges will be involved in the first round of post-16 education and training area reviews… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government apprenticeship reform adviser Doug Richard charged with child sex offences Government apprenticeship reform adviser and former BBC Dragons’ Den investor Doug Richard has been charged with sexual activity with… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News New quality and access to apprenticeship fund proposed by Niace The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) has called for a new fund to help improve the quality and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 Newer 1 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 839 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
