Colleges Colleges ‘key’ to net zero strategy, says government Ministers are aiming to support 440,000 net zero jobs by 2030 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored UK training provider The Skills Network steps up to fill the skills gap on sustainability training and resourcing The Skills Network is launching a solution to the urgent demand for Mass Eco Literacy and Practical Sustainability Skills… The Skills Network 4y The Skills Network 4y WorldSkills WorldSkills Squad UK meet in person for the first time since Covid struck One competitor called it ‘amazing’ but also ‘really weird’ to see her squad mates again Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: ‘Triple whammy’ college costs, BTEC campaign and Social Mobility Commission This week Shane is joined by former DfE civil servant and adult education expert Sue Pember, and further education… Jess Staufenberg 4y FE Week Podcast 4y Colleges, Covid-19 Exclusive Colleges reintroduce Covid measures as cases spike Staff and students are being asked to mask up again, both in colleges and schools Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Colleges FE’s new ministers hit the road for first college visits Alex Burghart, Michelle Donelan, Michael Gove and Keir Starmer have all visited providers this week Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Adult education DfE and mayors speed up efforts to tackle HGV driver shortage Flexibilities are being brought in for national AEB delivery while driver apprenticeships are being fast-tracked Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Colleges Exclusive DfE throws new lifeline to City College Southampton pending final verdict The college had been faced with running out of cash next month Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News, Profiles Alun Francis: ‘I believe FE can really contribute to social mobility’ ‘Social mobility should not just be about ladders up into the elite for a few’, says the new Social… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Energy, audit and NI costs: colleges face a financial triple whammy Budgets nationally are set to be hit by tens of millions Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Activate unveils new chief exec and plans for another merger Gary Headland will succeed Sally Dicketts as CEO at Activate Learning. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Young people BTECs: 118 MPs and Lords call on new education secretary to rethink cull ‘It is perfectly possible for T Levels, A-levels and BTECs to co-exist’, insist cross-party group Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo