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 1 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 854 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 4d Josh Mellor 4d 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