News Part-time learner numbers show sharp decline Further education leaders have called for action to stop a sharp decline in part-time higher education study after a… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News EXCLUSIVE: BIS to go public with commissioner’s failing college judgments The results of FE Commissioner David Collins’ inspections of failing colleges are to be made public, FE Week can… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Niace calls for apprentice charter in funding consultation response The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) has called for the introduction of an apprentice charter and job… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Skills Minister reveals identity of first new FE college in 20 years Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has confirmed that Essex-based charity Prospects Learning Foundation is to become the first new FE college… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Principals ‘may not’ understand their chief executive role College leaders who are both principals and chief executives may not fully understand both parts of their role according… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted launches provider review tool for employers Employers will be able to anonymously rate, review and compare providers using an online tool launched by Ofsted today… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Celebrating 100 editions of FE Week Click here to download Edition 100 of FE Week Click here to download edition 100 and our special celebratory… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Taxman looks to reissue restaurant bill Click here to read the article by Rebecca Cooney FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Taxman looks to reissue restaurant bill A Hampshire college that went to court in its bid to win a training restaurant tax rebate could be… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News New Ofsted director tells of priorities Lorna Fitzjohn has taken over as Ofsted’s new director of FE and skills. She was previously deputy director for… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Warning for providers as SFA named in fraudster ‘spear fishing’ campaign Email fraudsters are targeting FE and skills providers by posing as the Skills Funding Agency. The sector has been… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges ‘tackling’ apprentice farrier bullying but ‘need’ modernisation Ofsted monitoring inspections of three colleges that took over apprenticeship provision following accusations of bullying found safeguarding had improved,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 835 Older Must read 16-19 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo