News Corruption warning on funding proposals The boss of a leading independent training provider has hit out at the government’s apprenticeship funding reform proposals warning… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College chief reassures over vile assault A Humberside college chief has spoken out to re-assure learners and parents after a former member of staff was… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Unions divided by strikes over pay Two teaching unions have been divided over plans for sixth form college strikes next month. The National Association of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News End in sight for K College sale saga The sale of troubled K College looks to be over with the announcement of two “preferred providers”. Land-based Hadlow… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News McDonald’s education chief to become SFA’s apprenticeship boss The UK head of education for fast food giant McDonald’s is set to become England’s new apprenticeship boss, FE… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Traineeships to escape DWP’s 16-hour rule from early next month A Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) exemption for traineeships that was promised last year by Chancellor George Osborne is to come… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Police scouring funding agencies’ reports on Barnfield Federation Reports on the under-fire Barnfield Federation by government funding agencies have been passed onto police. Officers in Hertfordshire are… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News York College fined £175k over nursery death of three-year-old Lydia Bishop York College has been fined £175,000 over the death of a three-year-old girl who got her neck caught in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Watchdog promises to ‘fundamentally re-design’ quals appeal system Ofqual has announced plans to overhaul the A-level appeals system in England, dubbing it “overly complex” and “opaque” in… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Principal of inadequate Greater Manchester college to ‘work from home’ The principal of a Greater Manchester college is to take early retirement after it dropped from outstanding to inadequate in… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Skills Minister Matthew Hancock greeted by protest at Question Time college A controversial funding rate cut for 18-year-olds was the subject of a lively protest and crunch talks when Skills… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Heseltine tells fellow Lords of doubts over EU powers to curb youth unemployment Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has expressed doubts over the ability of the European Union (EU) to help solve the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo