City and Guilds – tech bacc

Hopes for a positive response to Business Secretary Javid letter

Sector leaders backed “radical change” and stressed that they do not want to “defend the status quo” in a...

New BIS committee chair calls for ‘real controls’ on success rates

New Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee chair Iain Wright (pictured) has called for “real controls and mitigating actions” on...

Former FE Funding Council boss lends weight to concerns for sector future

Former FE funding boss Sir David Melville (pictured above) has become the latest high-profile voice to express serious concerns about...

‘Still early days’ says BIS after just 300 Trailblazer apprenticeship starts in nine months

The government has defended Trailblazer apprenticeships after official figures indicated there had been just 300 starts on the new...

FE cuts petition signed by 42,500 handed over to 10 Downing Street

Sector leaders have this morning handed in a petition to Number 10 Downing Street that was signed by more...

Principal issues Ofsted complaint after two-grade fall from outstanding

A college that fell two Ofsted grades from outstanding has issued a formal complaint against Ofsted claiming it unfairly...

Police shelve investigation into provider that owed £800k

Warwickshire Police have shelved their investigation into independent learning provider Bright International, which left learners, staff and other creditors...

Apprenticeships — why we need to put pedagogy back into provision

Funding may well be key to getting anywhere near the government’s 3m apprenticeship starts target for the period of...