News Concern at negative impact of FE loans on disadvantaged The FE sector is worried by the negative impact FE loans have had on learners from disadvantaged backgrounds. A… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Support Our Sixth-formers: DfE urged to redirect 16-19 underspend The 16-to-19 education budget was underspent by £106 million last year, and campaigners now want the DfE to direct… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Somerset Skills & Learning to make major redundancies after AEB debacle A large community learning provider in Somerset that was hit hard by the adult education budget fiasco is likely… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Josh attempts to repeat European success A welder from Norwich who has a family history in the trade is aiming to replicate his golden success… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Apprenticeships are “fragile” training, research shows Relying on employer involvement makes apprenticeships a “fragile” form of training, according to new research. A new study by… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: High praise from first skills minister to visit in eight years The skills and apprenticeships minister has pledged to bottle the “essence” of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi and “sprinkle it around… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News SPONSORED: What does the future hold for functional skills? Functional Skills are changing, and NCFE is ahead of the game. NCFE Functional Skills come with a fantastic range… Features Team 8y Features Team 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: BAE Systems apprentice aims for gold Team UK’s Shane Carpenter is hoping the 12 weeks he was allowed off work from Britain’s biggest defence manufacturer… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Spectacular opening ceremony marks the start of competitions The best of British took centre stage with the world watching tonight as Abu Dhabi put on a spectacular… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News MPs consider investigating the state of FE loans The student loans system will come under parliamentary scrutiny – an investigation which may include FE. The Treasury select… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: General Assembly hands 2021 competition to China The WorldSkills General Assembly has today officially confirmed that Shanghai will host the 2021 competition. China was the only country… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Sixth-form college lifts grade to ‘good’ in mixed week A sixth-form college has improved its Ofsted rating by one grade to ‘good’, in a mixed week for FE… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 839 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
