News Second college in fortnight bouncing back from grading disappointment A second major English college in less than a fortnight has recorded an improved Ofsted grade after previously slumping… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Counselling pensioner Robert a winning learner A 79-year-old who counsels people with mental health issues and a 22-year-old who has started a charity to promote… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Parties respond to adult learner manifesto recommendations Leading political figures responded on behalf of their parties to calls from the National Institute of Continuing Education (Niace)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges under fire over Gazelle’s £3.5m A month-long FE Week investigation into multi-million pound funding of Gazelle by UK colleges has resulted in criticism that… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Skills Funding Agency job cuts ‘ideological’ A programme of job cuts at the Skills Funding Agency has been attacked as “ideological” by MPs who warned… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Pay cut fears for apprentices Fears have emerged that government proposals to streamline “difficult” minimum wage rates for apprentices could lead to lower pay…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Progression payment for traineeships The government has launched a long-awaited consultation on moving to a new traineeship funding system in which providers are… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Full-time learner concerns lead to EFA review on planned hours Fears that a new planned hours system of funding 16 to 19 study programmes was being misused have prompted… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Commissioner points at leadership hitting staff morale FE commissioner Dr David Collins criticised leadership styles at two colleges and said staff morale was being hit, his… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Ofsted sees ‘insufficient progress’ at inadequate Lesoco and Stockport Two colleges branded inadequate by Ofsted last year have both emerged badly in the latest of three monitoring visits… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Copycat claim after Labour lays out youth plans Labour has been accused by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock of copying Conservative Party policy with proposals to drop JobSeekers… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Match Clegg’s ‘cradle to college’ pledge, sector demands Labour and the Conservatives have been urged to match a Liberal Democrat promise to protect education spending “from cradle… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 850 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 1w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1w 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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
