News Highlights from day one of FE Week’s Festival of Skills We’ve put together a selection of photos from day one of FE Week’s Festival of Skills at Capel Manor… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Gove eliminated from Conservative party leadership contest Former education secretary Michael Gove has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership race today. Mr Gove, backed by skills… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Nicky Morgan confirms Spielman choice for Ofsted chief inspector Education secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed she will press ahead with plans to appoint Amanda Spielman as chief inspector… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Commons committee rejects Spielman as next chief inspector An influential committee of MPs has rejected the government’s proposal of Amanda Spielman to become the next chief inspector… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive: Successor to Network for Black and Asian Professionals launching tomorrow at Festival of Skills A successor group to the defunct Network for Black and Asian Professionals (NBAP) will be launched tomorrow at the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive: Minimum price tag for apprenticeships to stop ‘race to bottom’ Apprenticeships will have a minimum price tag attached to them for the first time after the apprenticeship levy is… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News First ever Ofqual fine to an awarding organisation over thousands of late results Ofqual has announced that its’ first ever fine to an awarding organisation will be for City & Guilds, over… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Government launches consultation on new insolvency arrangements for colleges The government has today launched a consultation on insolvency arrangements for general FE and sixth form colleges — which… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News MPs back widening role of new Careers & Enterprise Company A long-awaited MPs’ report has called for the government to consult on handing over control of the National Careers… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Students protest over college’s plan to axe courses Students protested today outside Burton and South Derbyshire College over plans to axe their courses. The college confirmed to FE Week… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Boles upbeat over area reviews, despite continued delays Post-16 education and skills area reviews have so far gone “surprisingly well”, according to Nick Boles, who has admitted… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News £100m more funding found for apprenticeships and traineeships The government has found almost £100m of additional funding for apprenticeships and traineeships through the latest round of growth… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
