News Lowestoft College’s ‘on leave’ principal to step down after critical report Lowestoft College principal Simon Summers (pictured) is to step down — just a fortnight after it was revealed he took… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Chair at inadequate-rated Stockport College tells board he is stepping down The chair of governors at Stockport College, which was hit with an inadequate Ofsted rating last year before being… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Skills Minister Nick Boles acknowledges ‘concerns’ that qualifications reform has gone too far Skills Minister Nick Boles said he was prepared to investigate whether qualifications reform had “gone too far” as he… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News New Skills Minister Nick Boles admits to knowing ‘nothing’ about sector New Skills Minister Nick Boles admitted to knowing “nothing” about the sector during his first parliamentary appearance in the job,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Niace chief in gruelling father-and-son charity cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats — and a bit There are surely less gruelling ways of spending quality father-and-son time than a bike ride the length of Great… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sector welcomes new Skills Minister and Education Secretary as Cabinet-bound Matthew Hancock issues farewell message The FE sector has been quick to have its say on today’s appointments of Nick Boles to Skills Minister and Nicky… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Trade union and business leaders set for agreement over traineeship pay and work experience Trade union and business leaders are negotiating a joint agreement on traineeships over the issues of pay and work… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Nick Boles is new Skills Minister after move to joint role at BIS and DfE Former Planning Minister Nick Boles has taken on a joint role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Hancock to attend Cabinet in new business role as Cameron shakes up top team Matthew Hancock has moved to a new shared role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Nicky Morgan replaces Gove at DfE as Cameron promotes women to top jobs Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan, who has served in two Treasury positions, is the new Education Secretary following the departure… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Nine more colleges set to take on 14 to 16-year-olds Nine more colleges could take on learners from the age of 14 next academic year, FE Week can reveal…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine a World Cup winner just like German stars The name of Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine can be listed with World Cup-winning German stars such as Mesut Ozil, Philipp Lahm… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 16h Josh Mellor 16h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
