News Mariane Cavalli to leave Warwickshire College next month after unexplained temporary absence Warwickshire College principal Mariane Cavalli will leave her post at the end of August, the college has announced. Her… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New sector leadership thinktank appoints chief executive A new sector leadership thinktank has appointed former National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) policy director Mark Ravenhall… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Tech bacc could help one in four, says Skills Minister Boles New Skills Minister Nick Boles said he hoped one in four young people would study for the government’s flagship… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Union questions move to keep ‘supportive’ Gazelle report out of public domain A decision to keep an allegedly positive report about the under-fire Gazelle Colleges Group under-wraps has been questioned by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills body vows to bring down rejection rate for apprentice certificates A crackdown on rejected claims for apprenticeship certificates has been launched in a bid reduce the number of rejections… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Vocational education inquiry aims to explain reduction in apprenticeship starts, committee chair announces An education committee inquiry into vocational qualifications will look at the reduction of apprenticeships starts among 16 to 19-year-olds,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 835 Older Must read 16-19 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
