News Hackney UTC closure prompts tough 157 Group leader criticism for Lord Baker project Former Education Secretary Lord Baker’s University Technical College (UTC) project has come under fire from the 157 Group boss… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sixth form college teachers join picket lines in strike over pay and conditions Teachers at sixth form colleges across England walked out of work today amid a bitter dispute between unions and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Awarding bodies group tells of ‘details’ concern over quals registration plan The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) has expressed concern over the details of Ofqual proposals in which non-accredited qualifications… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship claim leads to another Tory and Labour fact spat Skills Minister Matthew Hancock challenged Labour’s understanding of apprenticeship starts following a week in which the Opposition’s fact-checking has… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted’s separate school sixth form grading plan rubber-stamped with overwhelming support Ofsted’s plan to introduce separate graded judgements for school sixth forms next academic year has enjoyed overwhelming support in an official… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government hopes for late summer rush on FE loans after applications plummet The government said it was expecting a late summer rush for FE loan applications for 2014/15 with the number… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Council powers ‘should merge’ with SFA, EFA and DWP to form a new skills service, says local authority body The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a “joined-up employment and skills service” formed of powers from the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News City College Coventry principal Steve Logan discusses Ofsted improvement City College Coventry principal Steve Logan started in post just this week, and one of the first items on… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Commons education committee to investigate vocational education before general election Vocational education will be the focus of the House of Commons Education Select Committee’s last inquiry before the general… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Striking Lambeth College staff return to work just days before holiday Lambeth College staff who have been on strike since June 3 over new contracts went back to work today… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Leading academic sends Miliband back to classroom over ‘confusing’ technical degree plan Professor Alison Wolf has issued a stinging attack on Labour leader Ed Miliband’s plans to “revolutionise learning and training” by… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted praise for college that revamped leadership after disastrous grade four result A Midland college that overhauled its leadership in the wake of a disastrous Ofsted inspection result has recorded improvement… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 850 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
