News Former college chief calls for Ofsted changes Ofsted’s complaints process has been branded as “utterly pointless” by the chief executive who dared to boot inspectors out… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding cut report ‘tries to justify the unjustifiable’ The government has been accused of trying to “retrospectively justify an unjustifiable policy” with an impact assessment of plans… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Provider training firm goes bust after ‘downturn in bookings’ A company that provided training to organisations across England through the Excellence in Learning brand is being liquidated after… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Poor showing for FE sector in employer list Just three FE and skills institutions made it onto a list of top employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Foundation appoints ‘learner voice’ to directors board Student leader Joe Vinson has been given a seat on the director’s board of the Education and Training Foundation… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Further scrutiny after Barnfield College finance claims The FE Commissioner began scrutinising Barnfield College at the end of this week, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Inspectors get college careers advice guidance Ofsted inspectors have been issued new guidance on judging colleges’ provision of independent careers guidance. According to the education… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Minister takes ‘full responsibility’ as SFA software issues go on Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has apologised for the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA) new payment software fiasco after initially seeming… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Administered college gets ‘direct’ role in sale of provision Troubled K College is back on the market — this time with its own corporation playing a greater role… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Teenage participation behind new DfE probe by audit office The Department for Education (DfE) is facing a second National Audit Office probe, with efforts to increase participation in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Loans system ‘leads to 18 pc’ fall in learner numbers The FE loans system could lead to a drop in learner numbers of up to 18 per cent, a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Questions over need for new HS2 rail college Government plans for the first new FE college in 20 years, to train engineers for the £50bn high speed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
