News What to expect from FE’s most feared Budget It’s less than 24 hours to go before what is possibly the FE and skills sector’s most feared Budget… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News On your marks, get set, go! — apprentices’ Brathay challenge final gets underway This week learners from up and down the country are battling to be crowned apprentice team of the year… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News TUC general secretary tells Unionlearn conference that fighting FE cuts is ‘first priority’ Trade Union Congress general secretary Frances O’Grady told delegates at the Unionlearn conference that fighting the “false economy of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Clock ticks down to start of Team UK’s Brazilian WorldSkills adventure The clock is well and truly ticking with 880 hours to go before the UK’s top apprentices jet off… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Barnfield academy chain gets new name The academy trust that was built up by Barnfield College has announced plans to sever its last link with… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges’ race record in question College leaders have been urged to make the promotion of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) principals a “priority”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Functional skills fight after GCSE entry requirement u-turn Childcare apprenticeship providers were today hoping a government announcement on GCSE equivalences “in due course” might provide a second… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ex-NCN principal Basi in FE Commissioner showdown A principal accused of steering his former college into “unprofitable non-core activities” has clashed with FE Commissioner Dr David… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Under-fire principal ‘committed’ to staying in post The under-fire principal of a Midland college has told FE Week of her commitment to staying on in the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA reveals those told to pay back after surprise in-year audit The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has released the identities of the 97 providers who paid back £554k after a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Gazelle rocked by second founder college departure A second founder college has pulled out of Gazelle and will not be renewing the £35k membership fee. New… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News UKCES gives £575k in job pay-offs The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) handed out nearly £600k in exit packages to 13 staff who… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 850 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1w 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
