News Find out which organisations can assess the most apprenticeship standards A big three familiar names dominate the updated list of 33 approved assessment organisations – taking responsibility for end… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive: Still no assessment organisations approved for over half apprenticeships More than half of apprenticeship standards approved for delivery still have no approved assessment organisation, FE Week analysis of… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Governors back first sixth form college merger with multi-academy trust Governors from the Sixth Form College Solihull have voted to press ahead with plans to join forces with a… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Minimal impact of schools’ careers advice on progression to FE exposed Careers advice in schools is having little to no impact on young people’s decisions to stay on into FE,… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Mass delays to publication of special needs learner plans spark calls for government intervention “Very concerning” delays with councils delivering education health and care plans (EHCP) for young people with special needs, which… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News MPs investigating how colleges can better support students over mental health issues A new joint parliamentary select committee inquiry, into how education can help prevent mental health problems among young people,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Apprentices get IfA representation – but no place on the board The government has finally committed to establishing an apprentice panel for the Institute for Apprenticeships, in a move hailed… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Deep concern’ over local enterprise partnerships’ funding decisions A call has been made for local enterprise partnerships to have a new contracting process that’s “fair and transparent”… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Sir David Collins earned £0.5m in three years as FE commissioner The former FE commissioner Sir David Collins earned just under £500,000 for doing the job part-time, it has been… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Week left to register for Brathay apprenticeship challenge There is just one week to go for employers and training providers to enter the sixth annual Brathay Apprentice… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Revealed at last: Government sets aside £726m for area review restructuring The government has set aside almost three quarters of a billion pounds to cover restructuring costs emerging from the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Chartered Institution for Further Education appoints new chief executive The Chartered Institution for Further Education has appointed Dan Wright as its new chief executive officer, with plans for… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 832 Older Must read 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 5d Anviksha Patel 5d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
