News Croydon unveils new free school plans Croydon College has revealed its revamped free school proposal in its second attempt to open its own secondary school…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Functional Skills first reveals just 63pc achievement Nearly 40 per cent of under 19 Functional Skills (FS) enrolments at general FE and tertiary colleges and independent… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Achievement’ for levels two and three down since 2010 Level two and three “total achievement” levels for people aged 19 and above have declined over the last five… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Closure of third-full UTC prompts wider review call College sector leaders have called for a review of the drive for more University Technical Colleges (UTC) after one… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Coalition parties let manifesto differences get between them Funding increases, University Technical Colleges (UTCs) near every English city, a commission on funding for lifelong learning and millions… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFAsteps in for campus revamp go ahead at cash-strapped college A cash-strapped East Midlands college’s plans for a multimillion pound campus revamp have been saved after the Skills Funding… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Coalition duo go separate FE ways with manifestos Yellow and blue went head to head as the two coalition partners made their policy pitches to the nation…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Was your college among best or worst success rates performers? The Skills Funding Agency’s national success rates were published this month — and for the first time ever were… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal ‘on leave’ after staff no confidence votes New College Stamford was remaining tight-lipped about the position of its under-fire principal April Carrol after staff passed a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ex-teacher charged with 28 sex offences A teacher who worked at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) has been charged with dozens of sex offences, including… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Problems with SFA salary info Two colleges have told how Skills Funding Agency accounts showing what they spent on salary for the post of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lib Dems join apprenticeship numbers race with pledge to double number of businesses with apprentices The Liberal Democrats have joined the apprenticeship numbers race, matching Tory plans to create 3m starts in the next… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 850 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