News Rooney makes his WorldSkills UK LIVE! debut Ex-Greene King boss Rooney Anand spoke of his excitement today as he made his debut as WorldSkills UK chair… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Three FE colleges win Queen’s Anniversary Prizes Three FE colleges in England have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for 2018-2020 in a… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Labour launch manifesto – read what it says about FE and skills This morning the Labour Party launched their manifesto ahead of the general election on 12 December (click here to… FE Week Reporter 6y FE Week Reporter 6y News Skills leaders call for changes to T-level curriculum ahead of launch next year Two leading skills organisations have called for a rethink of the construction T-level curriculum ahead of the qualification’s launch… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Winners of the WEA 2019 Educational Impact Awards revealed Refugees who achieved their qualifications after fleeing thousands of miles from their home nations are among the 11 winners… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Liberal Democrats promise £1 billion for colleges in their manifesto The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest an extra £1 billion in FE, including VAT refunds for colleges. “Further… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News AoC Student of the Year Award winners announced A learner with hearing and speech difficulties who also works as a carer for his twin sister is among… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Kendal College tops FE Week’s 2019 league table Kendal College has been announced as the top college in FE Week’s annual league table for 2019. This year’s… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Feature, News The future of colleges: Can edtech deliver its utopia? Technology has transformed further education. But at what cost, asks JL Dutaut. The history of edtech is after all… JL Dutaut 6y JL Dutaut 6y News AELP fear funding agency considering outright subcontracting ban The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has today recommended a new, more “robust approach” to subcontracting in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Labour will create 320,000 green apprenticeships, Corbyn to tell CBI conference A Labour government would train 80,000 people a year in a new climate apprenticeship programme, Jeremy Corbyn is expected… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News College with ‘failed’ Grenfell-style cladding to remain open for 16 to 18-year-old residents despite Bolton fire This evening the Department for Education (DfE) has said there remains “no immediate safety concerns” at a college halls… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 851 Older Must read 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 21h Shane Chowen 21h 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo