News Labour pledge to stop adult learner fees would mean scrapping FE loans A pledge to stop fees on courses for adult learners, which FE Week has learned would involve scrapping advanced… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: Election delay for results of first adult education budget procurement The announcement of results of the first ever procurement process for the adult education budget has been delayed until… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Advertisements, News Paying training bills by Direct Debit could be key to apprenticeship levy success Taking on apprentices has long been off-putting for businesses because many believe that trainees’ courses are expensive and the… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Principal leaving UTC as year 10 recruitment stopped An ‘inadequate’ university technical college will not take on any new year 10 students from September and is on… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ambassador vows to ‘beat drum’ over small business fears The government’s small business apprenticeship ambassador will “continue to beat the drum” over fears that limited access to funding… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Support Our Sixth-formers campaign launched An extra £200 funding per sixth form student should be given to improve the support providers can offer these… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Area review transition fund shrouded in secrecy Confusion reigns over the £726 million fund earmarked to help colleges make changes recommended by the area reviews, after… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Cancer Research UK calls for major levy rethink over charities More than 20 leading charities including Cancer Research UK have joined forces to raise grave concerns over the apprenticeship… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofstedwatch: Contrasting fortunes for colleges This week saw a reverse of fortunes for two colleges – with Ofsted dragging one down from ‘outstanding’ but… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive DfE ditches Boles back-to-school plan for apprentices A plan to force apprentices to go back into schools and promote apprenticeships has seemingly been dumped just a… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Principal with 30 years’ experience named next AoC president York College principal Dr Alison Birkinshaw has been announced as the president-elect of the Association of Colleges. She will… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Anger over campus closure after £6 million refurb A college’s controversial decision to close a campus that had only recently been refurbished – at a cost of… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 841 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
