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 10y Freddie Whittaker 10y News Halfon plays down apprenticeship levy ‘gaming’ fears The apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon has sought to play down fears in the business community that some companies will “game”… Freddie Whittaker 10y Freddie Whittaker 10y News Computer skills to be fully funded through existing Adult Education Budget Plans have been unveiled to fully fund IT courses for adults, putting ‘digital literacy’ on a similar footing to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Council wants small-school sixth forms to merge or close Brighton and Hove council wants to merge or close its small-school sixth forms, it has announced following a review… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 854 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