News Skills Minister speaks at ceremony launching first new FE college for over 20 years Skills Minister Nick Boles visited Essex to mark the “milestone” transformation of Prospects Learning Foundation in to the first… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Sector concern after Skills Funding Agency list a further 174 qualifications facing the axe The government has been warned by FE sector leaders against making “simplistic decisions” that could limit funding to qualifications for… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Math teacher training fund divides opinion after colleges with notice of financial concern are barred A new maths teacher training fund which will exclude the most cash-strapped colleges doesn’t add up, according to the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News FE loan applications show no sign of a late summer rush Two FE bodies have warned that the low take-up of 24+ loans shows the scheme should not be extended until… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News AoC and AELP unite in warning BIS FE loan extension plan could hit learner numbers The proposed expansion of the FE loans system to cover to cover level two qualifications and also younger learners could… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Reed recruitment agency stops re-selling My Distance Learning College courses amid row over 32,000 paying-learner certificates A major recruitment agency has stopped re-selling courses run by troubled Rotherham-based provider My Distance Learning College (MDLC) amid… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News EFA pulls Chelmer Training contract after fall from outstanding to inadequate — but questions remain for Ofsted A provider that plummeted straight from Ofsted outstanding nearly a decade ago to inadequate escaped a visit from inspectors… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Colleges asked to step in after private firm reveals plans to walk away from £17m contract The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is looking for a general FE college to step in after a major private… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Financial dispute leaves ‘32,000’ paying students at My Distance Learning College in dark over certificates A Rotherham-based provider has warned that 32,000 paying learners might not get their certificates after a number of awarding… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News ETF action over conflict of interest fears after director’s firm wins contract The Education and Training Foundation has acted over conflict of interest concerns surrounding interim director Pauline Odulinski after a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Commissioner pays tribute to new leadership at inadequate Lesoco college The new leadership team at inadequate-rated South London college Lesoco has been praised by the FE Commissioner, it has… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Audit office investigates BIS efforts to simplify FE and skills Efforts to simplify FE funding and bureaucracy by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) are under the National… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo