News New education secretary meets WorldSkills UK in first college visit The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has met Team UK representatives during his first visit to a further education college… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News ‘We are ready’: Team UK mechatronics duo take on the world’s best FE Week talks medal hopes and teamwork with WorldSkills UK mechatronics competitors Jack Dakin and Danny Slater as the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Labour pledges to ditch predicted grades from university admissions Students would only be able to apply to universities after seeing their A-level and other qualification results under a… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Cyber crime advice put out by ESFA following college email hacks Firewalls, data back-ups and training staff to verify email senders are some of the actions colleges should take to… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Highbury College loses FOI battle to keep the principal’s expenses a secret The UK’s data watchdog has sided with FE Week in our long-running freedom of information battle with Highbury College… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Edexcel maths A-level leak bigger than first thought, admits Pearson Questions from an entire Edexcel A-level maths paper were circulated on social media before the exam this year, rather… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News A ‘snowflake’ with ‘vacuous’ thoughts: former sector leader hits back at policy adviser to Hinds A former sector leader has hit back at an ex-special adviser to education secretary Damian Hinds after the latter… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted Watch: Employer providers excel in good week for FE sector Two employer providers have made an excellent start to their apprenticeship training careers, with five ‘significant progress’ findings from… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Three in four providers cannot meet SME apprentice demand thanks to levy drought Three quarters of training providers cannot meet the demands by small and medium sized employers for training apprentices, because… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Meet Team UK: Hairdressing hopeful McLavy aiming to bob above the competition From getting her start with a Saturday job at a salon to competing in hairdressing at WorldSkills Kazan, Phoebe… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News National Audit Office to investigate ‘management of colleges’ financial sustainability’ The UK’s public spending watchdog is preparing to launch a value for money review on the management of colleges’… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Hinds sought parity of esteem but his policy adviser says it’s ‘impossible’ Trying to achieve parity of esteem between technical and academic education is “totally pointless and impossible”, a former special… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 839 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
