News FE ‘postcode lottery’ for high needs learners, expert warns A leading expert in learning difficulties and disabilities has branded the FE sector a “postcode lottery” for young people… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Fears over lack of assessment organisations Concerns have been raised over delays with government approval of apprentice assessment organisations (AAOs) for Trailblazer apprenticeship standards after… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Agency under fire for refusing to list changes to quals A college strategic funding manager has hit out at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for refusing to publish a… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Fall in number of employers posting apprenticeship vacancies Government figures showed a 6 per cent fall in employer numbers posting apprenticeship vacancies in the same week it… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 Newer 1 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 837 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
