News Lowestoft College’s ‘on leave’ principal to step down after critical report Lowestoft College principal Simon Summers (pictured) is to step down — just a fortnight after it was revealed he took… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Chair at inadequate-rated Stockport College tells board he is stepping down The chair of governors at Stockport College, which was hit with an inadequate Ofsted rating last year before being… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Minister Nick Boles acknowledges ‘concerns’ that qualifications reform has gone too far Skills Minister Nick Boles said he was prepared to investigate whether qualifications reform had “gone too far” as he… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New Skills Minister Nick Boles admits to knowing ‘nothing’ about sector New Skills Minister Nick Boles admitted to knowing “nothing” about the sector during his first parliamentary appearance in the job,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Niace chief in gruelling father-and-son charity cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats — and a bit There are surely less gruelling ways of spending quality father-and-son time than a bike ride the length of Great… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sector welcomes new Skills Minister and Education Secretary as Cabinet-bound Matthew Hancock issues farewell message The FE sector has been quick to have its say on today’s appointments of Nick Boles to Skills Minister and Nicky… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Trade union and business leaders set for agreement over traineeship pay and work experience Trade union and business leaders are negotiating a joint agreement on traineeships over the issues of pay and work… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Nick Boles is new Skills Minister after move to joint role at BIS and DfE Former Planning Minister Nick Boles has taken on a joint role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hancock to attend Cabinet in new business role as Cameron shakes up top team Matthew Hancock has moved to a new shared role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Nicky Morgan replaces Gove at DfE as Cameron promotes women to top jobs Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan, who has served in two Treasury positions, is the new Education Secretary following the departure… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Nine more colleges set to take on 14 to 16-year-olds Nine more colleges could take on learners from the age of 14 next academic year, FE Week can reveal…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine a World Cup winner just like German stars The name of Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine can be listed with World Cup-winning German stars such as Mesut Ozil, Philipp Lahm… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo