News Ofqual looks at scrapping QCF rules and reviews qualification sizes Ofqual has launched two 12-week consultations looking at the future of the qualifications and credit framework (QCF) rules and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Grade three providers to get an extra six months on reinspection deadline Providers given a grade three rating by Ofsted will get an extra six months to improve as the education… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College in outstanding ‘no improvement needed’ first from Ofsted A residential college in the north of England has gone one step better than being simply an outstanding FE… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Barnfield Federation to end with separation of college and academies Barnfield College is to split from its associated academies in a move that will spell the end of the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Much-loved’ MidKent College principal Sue McLeod dies, aged 53 MidKent College principal Sue McLeod has died, aged 53. The mum-of-one, who who had joined the college as a… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Merging Midland colleges’ second naming attempt wins approval from Skills Minister Nick Boles Two Midland colleges set to merge next month have won approval for their new name from Skills Minister Nick… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News BIS effort to boost FE Commissioner team with more advisers draws ‘significant’ response The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received a “significant” response in its effort to boost the five-strong team… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Barbara Spicer to leave the Skills Funding Agency as hunt for permanent chief goes on Skills Funding Agency interim boss Barbara Spicer has announced she is to step down in September as officials at… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News London college’s plan for 11 to 16 free school for business and sport wins DfE approval An FE college in London figured among 38 bids to have won government approval to open a free school. Richmond… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News NUS calls for ‘new and better’ EMA as report shows drop in sixth form teens after it was abolished The National Union of Students (NUS) has called for a “new and better” Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) after a… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Extra A-level funding ‘misleading’ and ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ says Sixth Form Colleges’ Association A funding “pledge” from new Skills Minister Nick Boles (pictured) for learners taking on a fourth A-level, or baccalaureate… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form colleges facing closer financial scrutiny during ‘challenging’ year Sixth form college finances will come under a closer watch from the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as “the financial climate gets… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 829 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
