News

International partnerships announced to boost post-pandemic skills recovery

WorldSkills UK is signing up to a host of partnerships with overseas counterparts which will mean greater sharing of…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Reverse adult education clawback plans, says cross-party group of MPs

A cross-party group of MPs has called on the education secretary to reverse his adult education budget clawback plans…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Meet WorldSkills UK’s new Skills Taskforce for Global Britain

A team of education and business leaders have been assembled to drive the use of skills in “levelling up”…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Speed read: Skills and Post-16 Education Bill published

The first draft of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill has officially been laid before parliament. It outlines the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Forced college mergers – and other Skills Bill revelations

New powers are set to be handed to the education secretary to force college mergers, an impact assessment of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Keegan: DfE still worried about ‘middle-class grab’ on apprenticeships

Fears that university-goers will choose to do apprenticeships instead and “squeeze out” those from disadvantaged backgrounds are still rife…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Feature, News

The slow death of adult residential education?

As Northern College fights for survival, FE Week asks – is the government overlooking a big opportunity to ‘level up’? …

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

DfE launches £83m fund to ‘future proof’ places for 16-19s

A new £83 million fund has been launched to ensure colleges can accommodate an expected demographic increase in 16…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Skills Bill to reveal extent government taking back control of colleges

The scope of new powers for the education secretary to intervene where colleges are deemed to be “failing” their…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Six key findings from Ofqual’s survey of teachers on 2020 grading

A third of FE and school staff felt “undue pressure” on their professional judgment when issuing exam grades in…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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“Begin with the end in mind” for success with student apprentices

According to Stephen R Covey in his renowned book ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, beginning with the…

Active iQ
Active iQ
News

Second national college officially dissolves

The flagship national college for HS2 has been officially closed by ministers after facing insolvency, and relaunched as a…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden