News Sector pays warm tribute to FE champion Lord Bilston Tributes have flooded in for Labour life peer Lord Bilston (pictured) who launched the all-party parliamentary group for FE… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Talks set up in hope of avoiding sixth form college strikes Unions representing sixth form college teachers have agreed a series of talks with civil servants in a bid to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Outstanding college gets government warning over academy An academy backed by grade one-rated Walsall College has been warned by the government about “unacceptably low” standards. Schools… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Jobcentre Plus to help 16 and 17-year-olds, Deputy Prime Minister to announce Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is today expected to announce a raft of measures to help young people get… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Provider ordered to stop quals after malpractice probe A Warwickshire-based provider has been told it can no longer offer qualifications from a leading awarding organisation after it… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government reviews UK Commission for Employment and Skills A review of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has been launched by the Department for Business, Innovation… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Survey reignites FE and skills teacher qualifications debate Six months after the government revoked regulations requiring that teachers at colleges and independent learning providers be qualified, FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College VAT victory brings hope of multi-million pound windfall Colleges could be in line for a multi-million pound VAT windfall with a tribunal judge having ruled against Her… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Fisher defends Barnfield as £1m funding claim passed to police Dame Jackie Fisher has defended new employer Barnfield Federation amid claims it got £1m of government funding for learners… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News McDonald’s education head gets bite at UK apprentice job The appointment of McDonald’s education chief Sue Husband as England’s new apprenticeships boss has been welcomed by FE sector… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted considers watching new FE teachers Newly-qualified teachers in FE colleges could have their lessons observed by Ofsted as part of its inspection of teacher… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government to launch destination data talks The government is to launch a consultation on “outcome-based measures of performance for all post-19 FE and skills” as… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 831 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 5d Shane Chowen 5d 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
