News Commissioner ruling on grade four college leads to 150 jobs at risk A Greater Manchester college could be forced to make up to 150 redundancies after it was ordered to balance… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News UCU rejects 0.7 per cent offer as pay talks continue Pay talks between college staff and leaders are to continue after a 0.7 per cent pay rise was rejected… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Learndirect could get £100m flotation Learndirect could be in line for a £100m flotation, it has been reported. According to Education Investor magazine, the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News NUS chief executive Ben Kernighan resigns less than one year in post National Union of Students (NUS) chief executive Ben Kernighan has resigned after less than a year in the role,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Bright Assessing loses third and final appeal stage after ‘malpractice’ was found Awarding organisation NCFE (formerly the Northern Council for Further Education) has detailed evidence of alleged malpractice at Bright Assessing… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government announces traineeships in future could take less than three weeks The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed to FE Week that the traineeship minimum duration rule… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers guidance and financial support top ATL election manifesto priorities Good careers guidance, financial support for learners progressing to FE and an end to colleges being run for profit… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Baker in ‘no Neets’ plea as youth job hopes take centre stage The number of jobless young people is as its lowest level in five years, but at the Youth Employment… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Twitter row principal calls off CEO move A Hampshire principal caught up in a Twitter row in which BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson was labelled a c***… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Commissioner claims first scalp The FE Commissioner has claimed his first scalp with LeSoCo principal Maxine Room standing down at the end of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College bursary roll-overs stopped Colleges are to be stopped from rolling unspent 16 to 19 bursary money of more than £500 over into… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Free school meal pay-outs leave colleges feeling short-changed Colleges claim they have been left short-changed after learning how much money they will receive to pay for the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 839 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo