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 News Labour plans technical degrees in learning and training ‘revolution’ Labour leader Ed Miliband has unveiled plans to “revolutionise learning and training” with new technical degrees delivered by the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Providers set to benefit from 2015-16 funding allocations for local enterprise partnerships The government has announced how it will split £2bn over the next financial year between 39 local enterprise partnerships… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Adult education could be funded per learner under Labour Post-19 funding could be allocated on a per student basis under a Labour government, Shadow Skills Minister Liam Byrne… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News WorldSkills UK squad announced Almost 100 young people were today (July 7) confirmed as UK squad members for next year’s WorldSkills competition in… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 854 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 5d Josh Mellor 5d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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
