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 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 Newer 1 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
