News FE Week campaign against apprenticeship funding cuts raised in Commons Major cuts exposed by FE Week to apprenticeships funding for 16- to 18-year-olds in some of the most deprived… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News The unstoppable rise of management apprenticeships Management is now the third most popular apprenticeship subject, and analysis by FE Week suggests it will rocket to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Council forces students with special needs to pay over £600 in travel costs One council’s controversial decision to make families of students with disabilities or special needs to pay for college transport… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Team UK prepares for EuroSkills with yoga, meditation and stress tests Dozens of the nation’s most talented FE students found their zen as they prepared for the psychological strains of… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Search begins for chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships The hunt is on for the first permanent chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships, while potential candidates have been… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Fairness fears over college apprenticeship groups Industry insiders fear that new apprenticeship college training groups could unfairly distort the market and divert government cash away… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Fresh concerns over failing UTC model as one in 10 now shut More than 10 per cent of university technical colleges are now expected to close, just six years since they… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Conservatives talk big on skills agenda ahead of Budget Ministers were in fine voice on skills at the Conservative Party conference this week, but the FE sector must now wait… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ministerial bypass sparks ‘woeful’ area review row The UCU has blasted the “woeful” lack of transparency in the area review process, after it emerged that key… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Greening tells conference Skills Plan will be ‘big focus’ A firm commitment to “transform” technical education was made by education secretary Justine Greening, in a Conservative Party Conference… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Strike will hit Hull College next Thursday A strike by Hull College staff has been set for next Thursday (October 13), after staff voted to walk-out… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Apprentices ‘discouraged’ by schools demand better careers advice Apprentices should be sent into classrooms to tell school pupils about vocational career and training options, according to two… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y Newer 1 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 841 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
