News Commissioner points at leadership hitting staff morale FE commissioner Dr David Collins criticised leadership styles at two colleges and said staff morale was being hit, his… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofsted sees ‘insufficient progress’ at inadequate Lesoco and Stockport Two colleges branded inadequate by Ofsted last year have both emerged badly in the latest of three monitoring visits… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Copycat claim after Labour lays out youth plans Labour has been accused by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock of copying Conservative Party policy with proposals to drop JobSeekers… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Match Clegg’s ‘cradle to college’ pledge, sector demands Labour and the Conservatives have been urged to match a Liberal Democrat promise to protect education spending “from cradle… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News BIS publishes summary reports from FE Commissioner visits The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has today published summary reports of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins’s visits… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Labour to announce plans to scrap JSA for 18 to 21 year olds and replace with a youth training allowance Ed Miliband, the labour leader, will today endorse proposals to introduce a youth allowance linked to being enrolled in… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Government reveals new 16 to 19 SVQ quals New level two qualifications called substantial vocational qualifications (SVQs) have been revealed by the government today. They have been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Small classes, staff budgets and governors’ skills in the spotlight as FE Commissioner issues progress review FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has criticised small classes, big staffing spends and a skills shortage on governing boards… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form colleges forced to spend 35 per cent less on learners than academy rivals, according to report Sixth form colleges are being forced to spend 35 per cent less per student than academies do, according to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Clegg promises to protect education spending ‘from cradle to college’ Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged to ringfence 16 to 19 education funding if the Liberal Democrats win… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News All courses to have online content to secure SFA funding, announces Skills Minister Matthew Hancock All courses from September next year will need to have an online component in order to attract Skills Funding… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News WorldSkills duo Ashley Terron and George Callow figure in Queens 2014 Birthday honours list with former SFA chief Kim Thorneywork WorldSkills 2013 gold medal-winning duo Ashley Terron and George Callow have been recognised in the Queen’s 2014 Birthday honours list… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 829 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