News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Team UK strikes gold in Abu Dhabi Team UK has retained its top-10 position at WorldSkills this year, after our competitors bagged one gold, three silvers,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News ‘DfE must employ civil servants who went to college’ says AoC boss The chief of the Association of Colleges has publicly criticised the Department for Education for trying to reform the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Employers more satisfied with private providers again… but colleges catching up Private training providers have once again proved themselves to be more popular with employers than colleges, according to government… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 Worldskills 2017: Watch the closing ceremony live from Abu Dhabi Today marks the end of the 44th WorldSkills competition – in which representatives from 59 nations have competed in… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Emotions high as Team UK competitors complete their work Emotions were high as the first round of Team UK competitors completed their work for WorldSkills UK today. Jordan… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Team UK’s gold standard show their support before the final hurdle Anxious, tired and excited – that’s how 34 of the UK’s most talented young people in the skills industry… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 Newer 1 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
