Colleges ‘come of age’ at time of need for change

Senior FE and skills figures warned that colleges would have to change “more than ever before” to survive, at...

Grade four Priory ordered to leave second apprenticeship Trailblazer

Priory Central Services has been ordered to leave a second healthcare-related Trailblazer group following its grade four across-the-board rating...

Labour MPs put their names forward for BIS committee chair

Labour MPs Iain Wright (pictured above left) and Roberta Blackman-Woods (pictured above right) have launched bids to challenge Adrian Bailey for...

Internet watch ban example of ‘block on progress’

A college’s exams blanket ban on watches over fears learners could use outlawed web-enabled smart watches has been branded...

Two ministers, one careers strategy ‘desperately needed’

The Department for Education (DfE) has overlooked Skills Minister Nick Boles (pictured above left) for its careers guidance remit —...

DfE resit policy leads to GCSE campus chaos

Colleges readying themselves for an impending Department for Education (DfE) policy have witnessed a dramatic rise in the number...

Woodcock’s journey up FE ladder under way

John Woodcock, the Labour MP for Cumbria’s Barrow and Furness, was appointed Shadow Education Minister for Young People last...

Taskforce under fire for ‘earn or learn’ name

Prime Minister David Cameron’s new troubleshooter taskforce that aims to ensure young people are “earning or learning” has started...

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