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Young people in training and education rises nationally

Local authorities have recorded a nationwide increase in the proportion of young people in education or training across England….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Feature: Special needs support for apprentices

Apprenticeships and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have traditionally made uncomfortable bedfellows — but improving the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Boles weighs in — Sir Michael ‘disagrees with himself’

Sir Michael Wilshaw “didn’t really mean” what he said about the FE sector at last week’s Education Select Committee,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Feature: History of apprenticeships dating back to days of Elizabeth 1st

The Government’s Enterprise Bill — currently making its way through parliament — contains a number of measures designed to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

No guarantees on apprenticeship budget, Boles says

The government “can’t make any guarantees” it will be able to fund all apprenticeship growth requests, Skills Minister Nick…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Support for UTCs as another shuts its doors

University Technical Colleges (UTCs) have been told they will get a new source of financial support, as another of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


News

Institute gets first boss as UKCES reveals closure plans

The first appointment to the new Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) has been made in the same week that the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Government launching court challenge to sixth form colleges strike

The government is launching court action to challenge National Union of Teachers (NUT) strike action planned at sixth form…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Agency director to lead levy team at BIS

Skills Funding Agency (SFA) director Keith Smith (pictured) has moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

London colleges in spotlight as two top mayoral candidates battle for budget

The issue of FE’s future in London is hotting up before the mayoral election in May. One of the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Cash for area review consultants on offer

Colleges will have access to cash to pay for consultants to help them implement area review recommendations, FE Week…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Struggling Central Bedfordshire UTC to close despite FE college’s intervention

A struggling University Technical College (UTC) which has already been rescued by a neighbouring FE college is to close this…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

Must read

16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill