News Supermarket ad sparks double standards complaints over maths apprenticeship entry requirement Aldi has been accused of double standards after a controversial TV advert suggested the supermarket chain takes a “light… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News EXCLUSIVE: Harlow MP Robert Halfon gets apprentices and skills brief Harlow MP Robert Halfon has been handed ministerial responsibilities for apprentices and skills. FE Week broke the news that… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Robert Halfon announced as new minister at DfE The Harlow MP Robert Halfon has this morning been appointed as a Minister of State at the Department for… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Apprenticeship chaos warning by FE champion Baroness Sharp in final House of Lords speech Liberal Democrat Peer and tireless FE advocate Baroness Sharp warned of the chaos being created by rushed apprenticeship reforms… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Department for Education taking over FE, skills and higher education The Department for Education (DfE) will take over responsibility for FE, skills and higher education. Until now, the further… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Justine Greening announced as new education secretary Justine Greening is the new secretary of state for education, replacing Nicky Morgan who has served in the role… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Nicky Morgan sacked as education secretary Nicky Morgan has expressed her disappointment after being sacked from the Department for Education after two years as its secretary… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Delayed apprenticeship levy update in limbo after Boles quits FE Week understands that a long-awaited update to the apprenticeship levy guidance was due to be released tomorrow morning (July… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Sector reacts to departure of skills minister As broken by FE Week this afternoon — Nick Boles has quit as skills minister, so we’ve gathered immediate… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Skills minister Nick Boles quits Nick Boles MP has resigned from his role as skills minister. In a post on his Facebook page, posted… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News All recommendations accepted to get more people with learning difficulties or disabilities on apprenticeships The government has agreed to implement all 14 recommendations from a taskforce commissioned to explore how access to apprenticeships… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Leadership concerns drag down college Ofsted report to ‘inadequate’ A college has been hit with an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating in a report that raised grave questions about leadership… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 836 Older Must read 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
