Apprenticeships Exclusive ‘Middle-class grab’ on apprenticeships confirmed by new analysis The apprenticeship reforms are increasingly disadvantaging people from low-income areas, new FE Week analysis has revealed. Since the new-style… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Right2Learn campaign to host inaugural conference tonight A new campaign that argues for a lifelong statutory right to fully funded learning for every adult is holding… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y Feature, News Exclusive 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 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 854 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 5d Josh Mellor 5d 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
