News Judge hits out over awarding organisation charities’ £400k trademark wrangle A judge has rapped two open college network charities for running up huge legal bills in a trade mark… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Former college lecturer facing jail after admitting child rape A former Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) teacher was today facing a lengthy jail term after pleading guilty to… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Not only a car crash, but a multiple pile-up’ — the FE sector view revisited six months after 2015 survey The 2015 FE Week and Policy Consortium survey was published on the brink of a general election. Six months… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government presiding over ‘skills emergency’ and ‘dumbing down apprenticeships,’ Shadow Business Secretary Angela Eagle tells Labour conference The government is “presiding over a skills emergency which threatens economic growth” while cutting FE funding and “dumbing down… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Loughborough College principal Esme Winch set for newly-created managing director’s post at NCFE Awarding organisation (AO) NCFE is set to appoint Loughborough College principal Esme Winch (pictured above) as its first managing… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News The Association of Teachers and Lecturers lists job cuts consultations at over 50 colleges The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has issued a list of more than 50 colleges that have looked… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Later starts to continue at Nescot after pilot success A North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) lie-in pilot has won longer-term approval after bosses saw a rise… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘It’s a different way of thinking about how we regulate’ – Ofqual’s Jeremy Benson Q&A on new RQF The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) was unveiled by Ofqual last week and was designed to be more descriptive and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell includes FE funding in top three priorities Campaigning to protect FE funding is one of Lucy Powell’s top three priorities, the new Shadow Education Secretary told… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Newcastle College massacre plot teen Liam Lyburd jailed for life A former Newcastle College learner who planned a massacre on campus after being kicked off a course has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal says ‘no’ to AoC Burton & South Derbyshire College (B&SDC) is set to leave the Association of Colleges (AoC), FE Week can reveal…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Action plea for BIS digital skills inquiry from learning tech adviser Bob Harrison The purpose of a new government inquiry that will look into how the FE sector contributes to the development of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 9h Josh Mellor 9h 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 Next 3 stories 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 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
