News Halesowen staff escalate action Halesowen College staff have pledged to boycott lesson observations as four sacked staff announced they were taking the college… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Funding protection outlined by Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency has announced more detail on a measure to protect providers from potentially huge drops in… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Scrabble to rename the FE Guild The proposed FE Guild could have a different name by the time it is launched in August. Peter Davies,… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News ‘Inadequate’ grading triggers government funding threat City of Liverpool College could have its funding withdrawn after falling from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Effective Leadership and Governance supplement 21/03/2013 Find out more News Value of new FE quality kitemark questioned Sector bosses have called into question the “worth” of a new quality marker launched by FE Minister Matthew Hancock…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News EXCLUSIVE: Leading college falls from outstanding to inadequate One of England’s biggest colleges has fallen from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of inadequate. City of Liverpool… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News AELP fears for skills funding UPDATE: The government today left the door open for the introduction of a single funding pot, containing the adult… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Top college grade expected The first college to get a top grade from Ofsted under its new common inspection framework is expected to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Richard’s tax proposals ‘fudged’ The government’s response to the Richard Review has been branded a “fudge” that fails to address the need for… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted report criticises colleges for jobs ‘failure’ Ofsted has criticised colleges for missing skills targets and failing to prepare learners for local job opportunities. The education… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Employers looking for loans loophole, claims TUC Bosses are looking for a loophole in the new FE loans system to make apprentices pay part of their… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 829 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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