News Prison warning for college spending officer A Lancashire college purchasing officer could be facing a spell behind bars after she used a work credit card… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Government’s £20k carrot for college teachers Graduates will be offered grants of up to £20,000 to teach at FE colleges, Business Secretary Vince has announced…. Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News New FE professionalism body launched The FE sector’s new professionalism and standards organisation, the Education and Training Foundation, launched today. The body, funded by… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News New principal hopes for turnaround at ‘inadequate’ City College Coventry A new principal has been appointed at City College Coventry just months after its disastrous inspection report. Former City of… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News SFA to pay up to £900 per work placement The Skills Funding Agency has announced rates from £500 to £900 for work placements in the government’s new traineeship… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News FE Commissioner selection ongoing The new FE Commissioner is yet to be appointed despite interviews by officials from the Department for Business, Innovation… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Skills call on LEPs accepted by government The government has accepted a recommendation that skills should be a core priority for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPS). The… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Ten colleges with half billion pound total income join forces Ten colleges in the North West have joined forces to form a joint venture company boasting a combined income… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Education Funding Agency to publish 16 to 18 payments The Education Funding Agency is to start publishing information on the value of providers’ 16 to 18 delivery, FE… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News EFA name first seven colleges allowed to recruit full time 14 and 15-year-olds Seven colleges will be taking up the opportunity, for the first time, to directly enrol full-time 14 and 15 year… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Apprenticeships reforms ‘precisely what’s needed’ Proposals to reform the apprenticeship funding system have been welcomed by former Dragons’ Den investor Doug Richard, nine months… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Government says sorry to college A Dorset college that was wrongly labelled as under-performing in official statistics has won an apology. Kingston Maurward College,… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Newer 1 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 847 Older Must read 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 5d Jessica Hill 5d 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo
