News Staff unsure of under fire principal’s future Staff at a college in the South West are in the dark about the future of their principal after… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Councils face Hancock’s wrath over teen tracking Nine more councils are to get a slap on the wrist over their tracking of 16 and 17-year-olds, just… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Traineeship figures revealed for first time The government has said traineeships were “off to a good start” as it revealed 3,300 starts in six months. It… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Sixth form college staff walk out over pay and conditions Sixth form college teachers up and down the country have walked out of work as part of a strike by… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Is FE and skills on board the Lep drive and does it even need to be? Local enterprise partnerships seemed to be the next big thing for FE and skills in late 2012 when Lord… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News The Great FE & Skills Survey of 2014 The Great FE & Skills Survey of 2014 has been launched. The state-of-the-nation survey, which is a joint project… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges hit with pensions bill rise A 16 per cent hike in employer pension contributions next year could cost the college sector tens of millions… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News No competition for ‘transparency’ role The chair of a new board established by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to ensure transparency was appointed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Adult budget cuts prompt rethink call The government has been urged to rethink its approach to funding for FE after it was revealed learning providers… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Elmfield probe results ‘with minister’ The findings of an official investigation into defunct training provider Elmfield are on the desk of Skills Minister Matthew… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges and schools to get ‘robust comparisons’ regime Further education leaders have welcomed Ofsted plans that would allow parents and learners to compare the post-16 performance of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Fears remain as quals list published Further concerns that valuable qualifications could fall victim to a government cull have been raised after a leading awarding… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 831 Older Must read 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 6d Shane Chowen 6d 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo