News BREAKING: FE champion Shakira Martin standing for NUS president The top job at the National Union of Students is in the sights of Shakira Martin, currently vice president… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive: Third largest awarding organisation pulls out of apprenticeship market Awarding giant OCR has delivered a major blow to the government’s reforms programme by pulling out of delivering final… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Making sense of the plans for T-Levels As reported in FE Week yesterday, the Budget on Wednesday will announce new money for technical education to fund… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Chancellor to announce ‘over £500m’ per year in extra funding for post-16 skills reform The Budget will invest new funding in FE from 2019 to pay for increasing the amount of training for 16 to 19-year-olds… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News FE Week asks: FE Commissioner on ‘big success’ area reviews Richard Atkins has had a very busy four months since he was confirmed as the new FE Commissioner. FE… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Lord Baker: careers advice amendment originally just for UTCs and Studio Schools Lord Baker hit the headlines last week after he won a major concession in the House of Lords, to… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive ‘Shocked’ staff sent packing as huge apprenticeship training provider goes bust One of the largest apprenticeship providers in England has called in the administrators after the Skills Funding Agency terminated… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Government silent on adult skills behavioural research centre funding The government is refusing to say whether more funding will be given to two “pioneering” FE research centres after… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News SFA and EFA merger will clear way for Lauener to retire The Education and Skills Funding Agencies are preparing for an imminent merger that will clear the way for their… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: Local authority provider leaps two grades A local authority provider has leapt two grades from inadequate to good and an independent training provider has received… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Early years educator apprenticeship requirement u-turn confirmed The government has finally confirmed that it is u-turning on the requirements for early years educator apprenticeships. Currently early… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News What’s on during National Apprenticeship Week 2017: Climbing the ladder of opportunity The tenth National Apprenticeship Week will be celebrated across the country this year with an adventurous round of activities…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 839 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
