News Government research finds colleges must do more to motivate GCSE resit students Government research has found that colleges need to do more to motivate GCSE maths and English resit students. “Motivation… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News National retraining partnership outlined in new industrial strategy The government has published its industrial strategy white paper this morning, with details of a national retraining partnership unveiled…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted Watch: ‘Good’ news all round for FE It was ‘good’ news all round for FE this week as all inspected providers either maintained or improved their… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Management apprenticeships debate rages The Institute for Apprenticeships has defended the rise in management apprenticeships, amid stark warnings about the fate of those… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News AAC Apprenticeship Awards launched by FE Week and AELP FE Week and AELP are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural AAC Apprenticeship Awards, which will be… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Third of employers unaware of off-the-job rule The government should make sure employers are aware of the 20-per-cent off the job training rule, sector figures have… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News National Union of Students launches campaign to tackle ‘problem’ of poor FE transport The National Union of Students is campaigning for free or subsidised travel for FE learners to tackle the “huge… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News ‘Postponed’ non-levy tender results imminent The results of the second attempted tender for funding apprenticeships with small employers (non-levy) are expected imminently, FE Week… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News CITB retains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating The Construction Industry Training Board has held onto its ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted, in a report due to be… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Revealed: 3 million apprenticeship target slipping away The government’s commitment to three million apprenticeship starts by 2020 is increasingly out of reach, exclusive FE Week analysis… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Learndirect’s apprenticeship achievement rates continue to fall, says Ofsted Learndirect’s apprenticeship achievement rates have continued to fall, Ofsted has found in its first monitoring visit to the provider… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Baker clause: Schools obliged to let FE providers talk to pupils from January The Baker clause, which forces schools to open their doors to FE providers to let them advertise their services… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 833 Older Must read 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 6d Anviksha Patel 6d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
