News Councils fail to promote sector’s SEN provision Councils are facing a call to better promote FE provision for learners with special educational needs (SEN) after a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Your FE & skills General Election questions answered — part three: Liberal Democrats The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all come in for grilling with a host of questions from… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Birmingham Met to axe up to 250 jobs As many as 250 jobs are set to be axed at Birmingham Metropolitan College — a move branded “catastrophic”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Your FE & skills General Election questions answered — part two: Labour The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all come in for grilling with a host of questions from… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Your FE & skills General Election questions answered — part one: The Conservatives The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all come in for grilling with a host of questions from… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News College governors’ code updated with ‘clearer and shorter’ guidance on financial risk management The Association of Colleges (AoC) took on board more than 160 consultation responses before updating its new code of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lib Dems pledge 16 to 19 funding boost in budget protection plan Funding for 16 to 19-year-olds would receive a boost under Liberal Democrat plans to budget for rising learner numbers,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Second groundbreaking UTC to shut as student numbers fail to increase and Ofsted sees lack of improvement Student numbers, financial challenges, staffing capacity and a second consecutive Ofsted inspection blow were said to be behind plans… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News UTCs, apprenticeships and destination data central to Tory manifesto plans for FE The Conservatives will put a University Technical College (UTC) “within reach of every city” and increase the use of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Bogus United Nations invoice caught by eagle-eyed staff Providers have been warned to be vigilant after another attempted scam hit the sector. Andy Cole (pictured), principal of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News London federation learns from Middlesbrough ‘failure’ Three London colleges have announced plans to form a federation in a bid to combat budget cuts. Newham College,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Employers back skills pilot after damning review Businesses have called on the government to keep faith with its employer ownership of skills pilot despite a damning… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 850 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
