News Stockport goes from grade one to four A 9,000-learner college in Greater Manchester has plummeted from an outstanding Ofsted rating to inadequate. Stockport College achieved the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News ‘Good quality’ college projects rejected by SFA The Skills Funding Agency was forced to reject several “good quality” college projects to avoid an overspend in its… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship award winners Top apprentices were celebrated during the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Awards at the Skills Show last Thursday. Apprentices from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Challenges and opportunities for colleges Association of Colleges chief executive Martin Doel takes time out of his busy conference preparation schedule to tell FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Last piece of Elmfield sold off to NCG The last piece of troubled provider Elmfield has been sold off after the company went into administration last month…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Information Authority board scrapped by BIS The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has scrapped the Information Authority (IA) board. It was announced on… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Stepping stone qualifications not ruled out by government The government has declined to rule out a new GCSE “stepping stone” qualification for struggling apprentices. The Department for… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Miliband risks wrath of employers over apprenticeships Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was prepared to risk falling out with employers by forcing them to hire… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Lack of progress on ‘bullying’ A Peterborough-based provider made “insufficient progress” in protecting the welfare of its learners and preventing bullying and abuse, Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Arbitration judge clears ‘ruined’ provider over fraud allegations A Berkshire provider left in ruins after the Skills Funding Agency terminated its contract amid allegations of fraud has… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News ETF hands back £7m The Education and Training Foundation was heading for a £7m underspend this financial year, FE Week can exclusively reveal…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Powerful new FE Commissioner announced A former principal and ex-president of the Association of Colleges has been appointed as the government’s first FE Commissioner…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 835 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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
