News Free schools allowed to join ranks of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association Free schools could be allowed to join the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) after its governing council voted in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Pressure mounts for answers over Warwickshire College principal Mariane Cavalli’s departure A Midland college is under growing pressure to go public over the departure of its former principal after she unexpectedly… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News What can FE and skills expect of Nick Boles? With just over a fortnight gone since Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles became the new Skills Minister, the sector… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Mariane Cavalli to leave Warwickshire College next month after unexplained temporary absence Warwickshire College principal Mariane Cavalli will leave her post at the end of August, the college has announced. Her… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News New sector leadership thinktank appoints chief executive A new sector leadership thinktank has appointed former National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) policy director Mark Ravenhall… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Tech bacc could help one in four, says Skills Minister Boles New Skills Minister Nick Boles said he hoped one in four young people would study for the government’s flagship… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Union questions move to keep ‘supportive’ Gazelle report out of public domain A decision to keep an allegedly positive report about the under-fire Gazelle Colleges Group under-wraps has been questioned by… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Skills body vows to bring down rejection rate for apprentice certificates A crackdown on rejected claims for apprenticeship certificates has been launched in a bid reduce the number of rejections… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 Newer 1 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 850 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 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
