News Fourth FE institute awarded chartered status Furness College has been unveiled as the latest member of the Chartered Institution for Further Education. The news was… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Mining apprenticeship standards delay leaves ‘recruitment time bomb’ The mining and processing sector has been left without the means to deliver apprenticeships even though it faces a… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News The Skills Show is back and it’s bigger than ever Strictly Come Dancing stars and the apprenticeships minister will be among more than 90,000 people heading to NEC Birmingham… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News War of words continues as AoC boss accused of putting ‘institutional self-interest before learners’ interest’ A dispute between the leaders of FE’s two biggest associations has taken another twist, with one accusing the other… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Live with Linford at AoC Conference 2016 Nick Linford, editor of FE Week, is out-and-about during AoC Conference 2016 bringing you all the news, gossip and… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Technical and Further Education Bill second reading in Commons The new Technical and Further Education Bill will have its second reading in the House of Commons today. It… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Reverse decline in higher level technical qualifications, demands Professor Wolf Leading vocational education adviser Professor Alison Wolf has demanded action from the government to stem the decline in higher… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Gazelle’s underpants partner hits the skids The company that the Gazelle Colleges Group employed to run a competition to help teach young people entrepreneurial skills… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Institute for Apprenticeships questions dodged, says Gordon Marsden The government’s handling of the new Institute for Apprenticeships has been “shambolic” according to shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News K College rescuer East Kent College in merger talks with neighbour A college that leapt to the rescue during one of the most disastrous mergers of recent years now plans… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Bolton college principal appeals to SFA over new apprenticeship rules A desperate principal has pleaded with the Skills Funding Agency to relax rules that would prevent Bolton College from… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Learner survey dodge as some refuse to participate The FE Choices survey into student satisfaction isn’t worth the bother, according to one of the country’s largest colleges… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo