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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 848 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
