Colleges

Major review launched to bring colleges back into public sector

After ten years in the private sector, the ONS are now considering whether to reclassify colleges as public sector...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

MBE for AoC’s Mary Vine-Morris

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said the MBE was 'testimony to Mary's long-standing support for further education...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Plans to de-merge Lewisham College from NCG revealed

NCG and London South East Colleges are understood to be in discussions about the future of FE in Lewisham.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Apprentice pay: ‘£4.81 an hour isn’t enough to live on. It’s crippling.’

Low-paid apprenticeships are becoming 'unaffordable' for learners and are contributing to low take-up, according to providers.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Governance

In search of new college governors: DfE opens tender for board recruitment service 

The successful bidder will have three years to place at least 134 governors on college boards in return for...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
WorldSkills

REVEALED: UK elite skills team to go for gold at Worldskills

The country's top technical students and apprentices have been chosen to represent the UK at the world's elite skills...

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Shane Chowen
Qualifications, Skills reform

Level 2 qualifications review ‘materially flawed’

Providers and awarding organisations have had their say on the government's level 2 qualifications review. Here's what the sector...

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Shane Chowen
Teaching

College and ITP teachers will be in scope for lifetime bans, DfE confirms

Powers to issue lifetime bans for teachers guilty of serious misconduct will be extended to FE, the DfE has...

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Shane Chowen
T Levels

Employers losing interesting in T Levels, survey reveals

5,000 employers were quizzed about their interest in offering T Level placements, apprenticeships and traineeships.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen