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 News Coffey issues warning to government on college and Lep relationship The man in charge of England’s college inspections has called for “oversight” of the relationship between colleges and local… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Dame Jackie Fisher returns to FE front line at under fire Barnfield Federation Under fire Barnfield Federation has announced that Dame Jackie Fisher (pictured) is to become its new interim chief executive…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 854 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 2d Josh Mellor 2d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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
