News Employers more satisfied with private training providers than colleges Private training providers will be patting themselves on the back this week, following Skills Funding Agency research that revealed… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Lack of assessment organisations ‘disrespectful’ to apprentices A former top skills civil servant has turned on “diabolical” government planners, after exclusive FE Week analysis showed there… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News MPs given clearest public indication yet of u-turn on apprenticeship funding cuts Top skills mandarins have given the clearest public indication yet that they will reverse huge apprenticeship funding cuts exposed by… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News No approved assessment organisation for over half of new apprenticeships Almost 60 per cent of apprenticeship standards cleared so far by the government for learner starts don’t have an… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Government set for u-turn on apprenticeships funding cuts Controversial plans to slash apprenticeship funding rates for young people in deprived areas are set to be reconsidered by… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Commons debate request over funding cuts exposed by FE Week A backbench House of Commons debate has been called for by David Lammy MP over drastic funding cuts exposed… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News EU students will be eligible for English FE loans in 2016/17 Students from the European Union who want to study with an English FE provider in 2017/18 will still be… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 Newer 1 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 845 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
