News Exclusive : Taylor review into ‘Modern Working Practices’ calls for more flexible training A hotly anticipated government review of employment practices is to call for apprenticeship and loan funding to be made available for “modules”… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive Association of Colleges restructure plans approved The Association of Colleges has approved restructuring plans designed to help prevent a £1 million overspend in 2017/18 –… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: Independent provider slumps two grades to inadequate An independent training provider has slumped two grades to inadequate, in an otherwise mostly positive week for FE and… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Six MPs stand for election as education committee chair Six Conservative MPs, including three former education ministers, have been nominated to stand for election to chair the House… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Assessment organisations still lacking for over 1,300 apprentices At least 1,300 apprentices are still studying without an apprentice assessment organisation in place, FE Week can reveal. The… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y 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 9y Alix Robertson 9y 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 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 9y Billy Camden 9y 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 9y Billy Camden 9y 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 9y Jude Burke 9y 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 9y Nick Linford 9y 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 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Newer 1 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 842 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
