News UCU announces strike and possible further action as members reject 1 per cent pay rise College staff have voted to strike next month in the latest of a series of strikes over pay, the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College rips up ‘not fit for purpose’ UTC action plan An improvement plan aimed at turning around the fortunes of an inadequate-rated university technical college (UTC) has been ripped… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Education Secretary under pressure to establish ‘careers hubs’ Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has come under pressure from FE sector leaders to reform careers advice and guidance by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Inspectors to take closer look at under fire study programmes Study programmes will be “central to inspections” from this week as Ofsted seeks to challenge a slow response to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News GCSE failure as Wilshaw sounds alarm bells Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has told of his shock at GCSE English and maths attainment levels and teaching… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ETF passes £20m contracts milestone The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has broken through the milestone of £20m in sector contracts. It gave out… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal who stood down amid allegations returns as deputy A former principal who stood down from the top job at London’s Newham College amid a series of damaging… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Free schools sector poised for more FE college sponsors Two FE colleges and one sixth form college are expected to bid to open their own free schools when… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE passes NCS funding buck to BIS The National Careers Service (NCS) figures in many of the hopes for improved information, advice and guidance (IAG). However,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Scotland vote uncertainty for UKCES The future of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) could be just as much on the line… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Study programmes implementation ‘too slow’ warns Ofsted chief Implementation of the government’s study programmes among providers surveyed by Ofsted has been “too slow,” the education watchdog’s director… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News National Careers Council calls for investment fund, better website and subsidies but covers old ground amid ‘insufficient careers progress’ A careers investment fund, an improved National Careers Service (NCS) website and free or subsidised access to advice are… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
