News Ofsted scrapping of graded lesson observations ‘right’ Ofsted’s decision to scrap graded lesson observations for FE inspections has been described as the “right way to go”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Pearson stops second distance provision linked to AL Pearson has stopped registering higher national certificate (HNC) distance learning students at a second general FE college delivering the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Key founder college quits Gazelle amid membership review Gazelle has been dealt a major blow with news that a key founding college has announced it is “no… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ETF sets out stall for new professional body The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched a new professional membership body for FE practitioners. The creation of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Free supplement: Skills Competitions Raising Standards 29/05/2015 Find out more News Apprenticeships ‘not the only way’ to high-quality technical education, AoC warns after Queen’s Speech Apprenticeships are not the only way to a high-quality technical education, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Fetl chief executive Mark Ravenhall to step down after ‘unexpected expansion in role’ The chief executive of the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) is standing down with his post having grown to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Requirement for ministers to report on apprenticeships growth and Jobcentre Plus advice in Queen’s Speech Ministers will be required to report annually on the progress of the expansion of the apprenticeship programme under measures… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges boost regions by £550m on average, 157 Group report claims The average impact of a college on its local economy is around £550m, according to a 157 Group report… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News IPPR research reveals apprenticeship vacancies not keeping up with demand Apprenticeship vacancies are not keeping up with demand, a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News AELP and UCU back Ofsted’s decision to scrap graded lesson observations for inspections The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and University College Union (UCU) have welcomed Oftsed’s decision to scrap… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Doomed Black Country UTC failed to promote vocational options, inspectors find The damning Ofsted report cited as one of the reasons behind the closure of one of the flagship University Technical… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 829 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 5mo Billy Camden 5mo