News Governor backs defiant Taylor ‘It’s a comfort to be asked to stay on,’ says Coventry principal The chair of City College Coventry’s board… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Minister okays college merger The troubled merger of two colleges in the Midlands has been given the nod of approval by Skills Minister… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Provider’s ‘appalling’ pass rate Just 6,375 out of 13,420 adult retail apprentices succeeded England’s biggest apprenticeship provider has come under fire from the… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News New audit reviews cause ‘major concern’ A new audit system from the Skills Funding Agency has caused “major concern” within the FE sector. Accountability reviews… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Harlow tops the tables, again Harlow College has celebrated the highest general FE college qualification success rate in England for the second year running…. Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Lord Lingfield heads chartered status panel Further education bosses have welcomed the appointment of Lord Lingfield (pictured) as chair of the group that will give… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Exam papers to be marked in India A leading FE awarding body’s decision to send exam papers to India to be marked could hit standards, Unison’s… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News K College up for grabs after ‘failed merger’ Providers have been invited to open days to find out about taking on the business of a struggling college… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Skills Funding Agency wants a chair The post of Skills Funding Agency advisory board chair is up for grabs. The agency, which manages an annual… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Colleges’ troubled merger plan goes ahead Two Midland colleges are set to merge less than two months after Skills Minister Matthew Hancock told them to… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Response to careers guidance ‘disappoints’ The Association of Colleges is “disappointed” by the government’s response to the education select committee’s report on careers advice… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Fears eased on funding The Association for Employment and Learning Providers has secured access to extra funding for independent providers whose allocations have… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 839 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