News Most eligible employers not yet on levy system Less than half of the employers eligible to register on the government’s apprenticeship system had done so by the… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Investigates: Are T-level plans in trouble? – Greening begs big business for help with “substantive” work placements, while DfE refuses to commit to original plan for… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Milton visits first FE college since becoming minister A college in the midst of completing a three-way merger was chosen by Anne Milton as her first FE… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Iraqi refugee turned biomedical scientist crowned BTEC student of the year An “inspirational” refugee student from Salford City College has been crowned ‘BTEC student of the year’ at a prestigious… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Employers already experiencing work placement ‘fatigue’, DfE commissioned research reveals Research commissioned by the Department for Education has found that employers may already be experiencing work placement ‘fatigue’ –… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News BREAKING: official figures show huge increase in apprenticeship starts in month before reforms kicked-in Apprenticeship start rocketed in the months before May when mandatory cash contributions from employers kicked in, the latest Department for… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Greening: T-Levels will ‘create an army of skilled young people for British business’ Education secretary Justine Greening will today plead with businesses to help develop and deliver T-Levels, as part of an overhaul… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Top skills civil servant talks tough on apprenticeship reforms The major recent reforms to the UK’s apprenticeship system are still at a very early stage, so the talk… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: Halfon to run for education select committee chair Former skills minister, Robert Halfon, is to stand for election to chair the House of Commons Select Committee for education,… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Ofsted survey tools used by only 2% of learners Two Trip Adviser-style tools for rating providers during inspections which cost Ofsted just over £90,000 to develop receive responses… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Provider’s grade four imperils hundreds of learner loans Hundreds of learners on loans-funded courses are facing an uncertain future after their training provider received the lowest Ofsted… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Anne Milton: New skills minister’s first speech to sector and Q & A in full New skills minister Anne Milton left many delegates quietly impressed – when she committed in her first major speech… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 840 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo