News Changes to college high grade tables a ‘mystery’ Unexplained changes to college data tables on what classifies as a ‘high grade’ have baffled colleges, who have seen… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Government plan to introduce a ‘Chartered Community College Status’ Colleges and other training providers could be given the chance to gain “chartered” status as a mark of quality,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Guild could become a new body responsible for professional standards The Government is poised to set up a new professional body for further education, a document leaked to FE… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Further delays for college success rate data Revised versions of the 2010/11 Education and Training National Success Rate Tables (NSRT) have been delayed until August, according… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News School leavers choose college over staying on at sixth form More 16 year-olds chose further education over staying on at a school sixth form in 2009/10, according to new… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Newcastle College cuts inspection short after ‘troubling incidents’ Inspectors were asked to leave Newcastle College after staff complained of “troubling incidents” during an inspection. Ofsted were assessing NCG… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Fifteen Community Learning Trusts approved for pilot scheme Fifteen Community Learning Trusts have been chosen to take part in a pilot scheme launching in August. The successful trusts… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News LSIS launches new support scheme for trainee teachers The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has unveiled a new scheme to support people training to be a teacher in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Squad UK announced for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has today announced the young competitors that have won a place in Squad UK… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Recording students job outcomes should be “requirement” says Ofsted The inadequate focus of FE providers on the job outcomes of students was a critical talking point at Ofsted’s… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Hayes announces concessions on 24+ Advanced Learning Loans John Hayes, Minister of State for FE, Skills & Lifelong Learning, has today announced that the government will introduce… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The EFA admit a DfE maths ‘error’ The Education Funding Agency (EFA) have confirmed that the Department for Education (DfE) published an ‘error’ in the new 16-19 formula. The EFA… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 810 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo