News Colleges are heading towards a ‘crisis point’ in student mental health, AoC president warns Colleges are heading to “crisis point” in mental health after more than 85 per cent reported an increase in… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Lord Sainsbury demands more cash for technical education Key government skills advisor Lord Sainsbury has urged ministers to take a more realistic view of the cost of… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Colleges can thrive despite ‘blizzard of changes’, AoC boss tells delegates This year’s “blizzard of changes” will not stop the Association of Colleges pushing for progress over the coming months,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 Newer 1 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
