News Government mass survey of employers finds training fallen to lowest level since 2011 The proportion of staff being trained has dropped to its lowest level since 2011, according to the government’s latest… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Skills minister ‘hopeful’ free level 3 quals will be revealed next month The skills minister has said she is “hopeful” the list of free, first, full level 3 qualifications being funded… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News £100m pilot integrated into £2.5bn National Skills Fund The government’s national retraining scheme pilot has been rolled into the national skills fund, Gillian Keegan announced today. In… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Confirmed: Most GCSE and A-level exams pushed back three weeks Students will still sit one GCSE English and one GCSE maths exam before the summer half term next year,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Covid-19 forecasting app for colleges launched A new app that forecasts the spread of Covid-19 in colleges has been launched. Developed by the University of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Queen’s Birthday Honours: Who received what in FE? A former college principal who championed further education and skills as a member of Parliament has been knighted in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Colleges set to repeat foodbank partnership A college group is planning on providing festive relief to families in need this Christmas by bringing back its… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE publishes 8 college intervention reports on a Friday after lengthy delay The Department for Education has this morning published eight intervention reports based on FE Commissioner visits that in some… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y News Labour Party calls out ‘pitiful’ underinvestment in college estates Labour has castigated the Conservatives for their “pitiful” investment in college estates, after a minister revealed that the average… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Covid blamed as targets revised at flagship Institutes of Technology Covid is being blamed for recruitment concerns at the government’s new flagship Institutes of Technology (IoT), FE Week can… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Popular apprenticeship scrapped by government could be revived Plans are afoot to revive the level 2 business administration apprenticeship under a new name, FE Week can reveal…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE launches tender for 8 new Institutes of Technology A competition to create the next wave of Institutes of Technology has been launched by the education secretary Gavin… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications Exclusive 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
