News Annual survey: Power to the people? Or a ruse to disguise further spending cuts? CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE The third annual FE Week and Policy Consortium FE and Skills Survey 2016. Devolution and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News National curriculum should end at 14, House of Lords says A House of Lords report into social mobility has called for the national curriculum to stop at age 14… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News The great college merger ‘rush’ > Exclusive analysis finds potential for 15 mergers in 2016 > Union warns of time needed for meaningful consultation Bury… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Launch of new online apprentice recruitment site delayed The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced that it has delayed the launch of the new ‘recruit an apprentice/trainee’… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Exclusive: Apprentice vacancy with troubled Tata Steel advertised by government An advert has appeared on a government website for an apprenticeship vacancy with Tata Steel — even though the… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Exclusive: National apprenticeship achievement rates on the rise again The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) twice delayed publication of the 2014/15 nationwide qualification achievement rates (QAR) – but FE Week can… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News FE Week lands sector giant as new editor Midday update: Sadly Martin Doel hasn’t been appointed our new editor, because this was, of course, another infamous FE Week… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Up to £100,000 per college for area review consultants confirmed in minister’s letter Skills Minister Nick Boles has confirmed that consultancy grants of £50k or £100k will be available to support colleges… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Merger talks at Carlisle College and NCG ‘really exciting’ Cash-strapped Carlisle College has been in talks with a view to join the Newcastle College Group (NCG). A spokesperson… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Consultation on FE maintenance loans launched The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has today launched a long-awaited consultation into introducing maintenance loans for… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Sussex colleges announce plans to merge into a ‘regional institute’ City College Brighton & Hove and neighbouring Northbrook College have announced plans to merge into a new Regional Institute… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Welcome news as SFA publish provider funding allocations for 2016/17 This afternoon the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) sent colleges and training providers their eagerly anticipated funding allocations for next year. As… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 834 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 4w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4w 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
