News Latest apprenticeship figures show mixed picture and little overall increase The number of new 16-18 apprenticeship starts has continued to rise although the level of new starters in adult… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Hundreds of AAC delegates hear latest on government’s apprenticeship reforms FE Week’s second Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) saw more than 900 delegates fill Birmingham’s International Convention Centre for three… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News ‘Unsustainable debt’ issues behind area review delays, says FE Commissioner Issues with colleges’ “long-standing unsustainable debt” have been highlighted by the FE Commissioner as a key cause of hold-ups… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Bristol college’s accounts question future as a ‘going concern’ A college’s own accounts have questioned its “ability to continue as a going concern” after it was set to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Photography competition win for Libby Gillard Coleg Cambria student Libby Gillard is the winner of this year’s FE Week and Me Photography Competition. The 19-year-old,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sir Vince Cable ‘fears’ apprenticeship levy is simply a Treasury ‘revenue raising measure’ The apprenticeship levy is a “revenue raising measure” for the Treasury, former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has said…. Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Data dashboard to shut down after just two years Ofsted’s FE and skills data dashboard is to close just two years after it was launched. The announcement was… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Apprenticeship providers training the SFA staff If you were the funding agency responsible for apprenticeships and looking to take on your own recruits, which college… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Osborne’s budget reveals 10 per cent levy top-up The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned government plans for a 10 per cent top-up to monthly levy… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Survey says… Before the Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC), FE Week asked delegates for their views on the government’s apprenticeship reforms. More… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Apprenticeship reforms in spotlight This year’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC), held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre from March 16 to 18, featured an… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofsted chief defends personal view of FE – ‘it’s not a bias’ Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has defended his controversial views about education for 16 to 19-year-olds, but denied… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 835 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 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 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