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 News MPs to look into 16 to 19 apprenticeships and traineeships Apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19-year-olds are set to come under the spotlight of MPs, it has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News IfL hits back at ‘lack of rank-and-file consultation’ claim on ETF transfer vote The Institute for Learning (IfL) has hit back at criticisms it failed to consult rank-and-file members over the decision… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College’s pre-summer break job cuts announcement branded ‘cynical’ by UCU Bosses at a college in the North East have come under fire from the University and College Union (UCU) for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 835 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
