News Principals, chief executives and bricklaying tutor honoured by the Queen More than 20 FE and skills-related figures were among the 1,163 people to have received an award in this… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE to pay for tougher numerical GCSE pass rates warning Further education providers have been warned they could be left with a bill for greater numbers of compulsory English… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bailey ‘disappointed’ to lose BIS committee chair as Wright wrestles away post in second MPs’ vote Adrian Bailey has told his “disappointment” at losing the chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE funding cuts protest taken to Parliament as college lecturers tell MPs how classrooms are being hit — and learners suffer Hundreds of staff and students from FE colleges descended on Parliament yesterday as part of an FE Week-backed campaign… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Lord Baker’s UTC project celebrates first outstanding from Ofsted as inspectors heap praise on Reading Former Education Secretary Lord Baker is celebrating the first outstanding grade from Ofsted for his university technical college (UTC)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE Commissioner issues college merger guide as he concedes ‘there’s not enough cash to keep going like this’ Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins has issued a 38-page guide to college mergers as he acknowledged “there is clearly… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Qualifications could be withdrawn under Ofqual’s plan to close shared ‘unit bank’ Awarding organisations could be forced to withdraw qualifications with units shared with other bodies after Ofqual announced plans to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham says apprenticeships ‘central’ to campaign Andy Burnham has said apprenticeships and technical education are central to his bid to become the next Labour leader…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Don’t prepare for new inspections’, Ofsted boss Lorna Fitzjohn tells FE providers Colleges which are good at “what they do on a daily basis” should not prepare for inspection under Ofsted’s… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Nick Boles faces education grilling from MPs Skills Minister Nick Boles has reiterated his commitment to make it illegal to misuse the word “apprenticeships”. Mr Boles,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Further education learners and staff to take the cuts protest to MPs’ front door at Parliament FE staff and students are set to lobby politicians directly tomorrow afternoon as they take the fight against swingeing sector… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Tax expert and public private relationships adviser to take reins at 157 Group The new chief executive of the 157 Group is to be Ian Pretty, currently a senior vice president for… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 850 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
