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 News ‘I had my medal when I heard the noise’ As Elaine Battson collected her bag after a successful Boston Marathon, she thought the explosions she heard were fireworks… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 850 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo