News Bosses at merging colleges hope second naming attempt wins ‘heart’ of new Skills Minister Nick Boles Two Worcestershire colleges merging next month are hoping their second attempt at a new name will win the heart… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News DfE publishes list of mandatory qualifications for learners without grade C or above in GCSE English and maths The Department for Education (DfE) has published a list of English and maths qualifications that providers must choose from as a… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ETF seeks to answer IfL membership concerns after transfer vote green light The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) said it was still working out the details of a move to take… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News High-achieving Midland apprentices honoured with House of Lords celebration Dozens of high-achieving apprentices from West Nottinghamshire College Group were handed awards at a House of Lords ceremony to celebrate… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News IfL council votes in favour of closing and takeover by ETF The Institute for Learning (IfL) is to close and will be taken over by the Education and Training Foundation… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Former Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden calls for return of ‘concept behind’ fraud-plagued funding system The return of the “concept behind” a Labour government policy on funding adult skills abandoned in 2001 amid fraud… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Gazelle’s ‘supportive’ report from the ETF to remain private An allegedly “supportive” report by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) on Gazelle will not be made public with both… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Former IfL deputy chief makes last-ditch plea for body to stay ‘independent’ as members vote on ETF takeover plan A former deputy chief executive of the Institute for Learning (IfL) has made a last-ditch public plea to stop… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News UCU set to ask college staff to reject biggest pay offer in five years College staff across England will be urged to reject their biggest pay offer in five years when the University… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 811 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
