News Report calls on government to extend providers’ prison learning contracts for a year The Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) has called on Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Justice Secretary Michael Gove to extend… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Two Devon colleges facing combined £4m budget shortfall for 2015/16 consider merger Two Devon-based colleges that need to make around £4m savings between them over the next academic year could merge…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New shadow challenger for Skills Minister Boles on DfE brief Labour’s John Woodcock has replaced Yvonne Fovargue as Shadow Education Minister for Young People. The MP for Barrow and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Farewells to sector ‘champion’ Sector leaders lined up to pay tribute to the efforts of former Business Secretary and self-proclaimed FE-saviour Dr Vince… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News As you are for Labour FE Labour’s top education and business teams have emerged from a post-election mini-reshuffle identical to their pre-election make-up. Acting Labour… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Question marks hover over BIS future Concerns about the future of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) may spark an investigation by a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Priory ordered to leave Trailblazer group Priory Central Services has been ordered to leave the healthcare employers’ Trailblazer group after it was hit with a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hundreds of Yorkshire colleges’ jobs set for axe More than 200 college jobs are facing the axe in West Yorkshire in a bid by management at Leeds… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Race is on for 3m apprenticeships Apprenticeship target a ‘significant challenge’ The creation of 3m apprenticeships by 2020 is a “significant challenge” that can only be achieved… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Javid — will he be Treasury stooge or FE friend? Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed the Conservative MP Sajid Javid (pictured) as Business Secretary in his new majority… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna withdraws from Labour leadership race Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has dropped his bid to run the Labour Party, citing the “scrutiny and attention”… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Full report on FE Week and Policy Consortium second annual sector survey released The full report on the results of the second annual FE Week and Policy Consortium survey has been published. The… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 850 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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
