News Exclusive Labour ‘concerned’ and brand promise of an apprenticeship guarantee a ‘deception’ Labour’s shadow apprenticeships minister has branded the prime minister’s “apprenticeship guarantee” proposal a “deception”. Toby Perkins told FE Week… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Winners of the AoC Beacon Awards 2020 announced Top colleges across the country are celebrating receiving honours in the Association of Colleges’ Beacon Awards 2019-20. The winners… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Revealed: Apprenticeship training providers paid biggest slice of levy funds The Education and Skills Funding Agency has for the first time revealed the training providers that have been paid… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News National student photography exhibition captures life of sixth form college learners during lockdown An online photography exhibition to showcase the life of sixth form college students during lockdown has been launched by… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Nearly half all qualifications assigned new estimated grade process, new Ofqual list reveals The results for nearly half of all vocational and technical qualifications planned for certifications this summer will be based… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Adult apprentices CAN return for face-to-face contact from 15 June, says DfE The government has confirmed that colleges and training providers can begin face-to-face contact with adult apprentices from 15 June,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Redundancies planned at massive apprenticeships provider to government A huge training provider that delivers hundreds of apprenticeships for the civil service is planning to make major redundancies…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Free recording: Latest FE policy response and requirements to Covid-19 outbreak The sixth webcast in FE Week’s series – further education sector’s response and requirements to coronavirus pandemic – was… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News What do we need to know? Apprenticeship quango surveys employers The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has launched an online survey to find out what impact coronavirus has… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive DfE to tackle ‘fake news’ with its own rapid rebuttal unit The Department for Education is setting up its own “rapid rebuttal unit” to tackle so-called “fake news” in the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News AELP drops Covid-19 supplier relief legal challenge The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has decided to not pursue legal action against the Education and Skills… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Speed read: DfE publishes guidance for colleges on June 15 reopening plan The Department for Education has published updated guidance for colleges and other FE providers about the return of more… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 839 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