News Dr Lynne Sedgmore to become FE and skills’ first Poet Laureate *** Hands up if you fell for it? Yes, this was our April Fool’s Day 2015 prank story, and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Government response to sixth form college VAT campaign on Parliament dissolution day branded ‘cynical’ The Government has been branded “cynical” by the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) after responding to a long-running campaign… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hunt pledges new FE bill within ‘first 100 days’ of a Labour government New legislation around apprenticeships and training will be one of the first bits of work for a Labour government,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Election questions from across the FE and skills sector The election period officially begins today — and last week saw the leaders of the two largest parties being put… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sector facing ‘significant impact’ as swamped SFA delays qualifications announcement Awarding organisations (AO) have warned about the “significant impact” of a delay in finding out whether hundreds of qualifications… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Look out for warning signs of financial trouble, FE Commissioner urges college boards College governors should be on the look out for warning signs of financial trouble or performance problems, FE Commissioner… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hopes for end to confusion over official apprenticeship hunt websites Concerns that two official internet search engines for apprenticeships were causing confusion among potential applicants are expected to be… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News NCFE and LifeSkills get Sunday Times Top 100 recognition An awarding organisation and training company are celebrating after being recognised among the best places to work according to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Education ringfence meant 16 to 18 providers ‘missed out on £1.2bn’ since 2010 An extra £1.2bn could have been dished out to 16 to 18 providers since 2010 if the government’s education… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE colleges set for £61m for higher education next year General FE and sixth form colleges will receive £61m from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) for… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News More colleges must pass the FE Commissioner test before guidance on ending his intervention, says BIS Principals will have to wait for more struggling colleges to emerge successfully from the FE Commissioner process before the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofqual launches consultation on life after QCF Ofqual is asking for views on its plans to replace the Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF), which is due to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 832 Older Must read 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 17h Anviksha Patel 17h 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
