News The hunt for an FE Commissioner goes on The new FE Commissioner post is due be re-advertised next week with an appointment expected before the first Ofsted… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Skills Funding Agency warnings on the rise The number of notices of concern slapped on colleges rose by 25 per cent in 2012/13 from nine notices… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Two in every three colleges using zero-hour contracts, research suggests Nearly two out of every three colleges have teachers on controversial zero-hour contracts, research from the University and College… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sir Geoff Hall quits as foundation chief – Peter Davies to ‘pick up the baton’ Sir Geoff Hall has quit as interim chief executive of the Education and Training Foundation after just three months… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprenticeship guidance plea despite growing application numbers Guidance on apprenticeships needs a “no-holds-barred” review, NUS president Toni Pearce has claimed despite official figures indicating application numbers… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Underpaying apprentice bosses face increased name-and-shame threat Underpaying apprentice bosses will be publicly named and shamed under government plans to make it easier to clamp down… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Firms behind every other English college’s internal audit to become one Two firms who between them carried out internal audits for nearly 50 per cent of England’s colleges in 2011/12… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprenticeships director to step down England’s apprenticeship boss, David Way, has announced that he is to step down at the end of the month…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Department for Education warned about FoI response times despite ‘improvements’ The Department for Education (DfE) has been warned about its response times to Freedom of Information requests after it… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Young people’s jobless figures draw union criticism for government A tiny fall in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neets) has failed to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Former AoC president takes governor post at college mauled by Ofsted A former Association of Colleges president has become City College Coventry’s new governors’ chair after a disastrous Ofsted report… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government’s ‘£11m’ privately-run FE website service could be sold on The contract to run the government’s FE course directory could be sold on as part of a deal that… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo