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 News Sector skills councils merge — but ‘business as usual’ as both continue acting separately The sector skills councils for health and for justice today announced their merger — but also said they would… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Resit levy’ on schools should ease ‘extreme funding pressures’ on colleges, think tank report claims Further education colleges struggling to cope with an influx of maths and English GCSE resit students should get extra… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Greenwich Community College to ‘merge into’ Bromley College of Further and Higher Education Plans have been announced for struggling Greenwich Community College to “merge into” Bromley College of Further and Higher Education…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 840 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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