News Skills Minister Nick Boles speech at AoC conference 2015 Good morning ladies and gentlemen. We meet in a sombre context. After this morning’s session I’ll be returning to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News High profile visit for Skills Show as Business Secretary Sajid Javid drops in on day one Business Secretary Sajid Javid was joined by thousands of career curious youngsters today as he visited Birmingham for day… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Meet new members of Dr Collins’ 21-strong team These are the new members of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins’ team, FE Week can exclusively reveal. Five deputy… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship starts up after two years of decline Official figures released this morning show the number of apprenticeship starts for 2014/15 was up by 59,500 from the… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Long wait for FE Chartered Status membership ends The long wait for FE providers to sign up for Chartered Status ended today with applications for membership finally… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Labour MPs secure Opposition Day debate to call for 16 to 19 budget protection Labour has secured an Opposition Day debate to propose that the 16 to 19 education budget be given the same… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Don’t let private training providers ‘steal your lunch’, Skills Minister Nick Boles tells college leaders Skills Minister Nick Boles has told Association of Colleges (AoC) conference delegates to stop letting private providers “nick your… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Live with Linford at AoC Conference 2015 Nick Linford, founder and former editor of FE Week, is out-and-about during AoC Conference 2015 bringing you all the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ten-point plan for apprenticeship success laid out by government official Jennifer Coupland A ten-point plan to help deliver the government’s 3m apprenticeships target has been issued by senior apprenticeship official Jennifer… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College mergers on cards in Shrewsbury and East London Two further mergers have been proposed for the college sector. Shrewsbury College, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and New College… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News ‘Remarkable how colleges have kept going’ says AoC chief Martin Doel Ahead of the Association of Colleges (AoC) 2015 conference, chief executive Martin Doel tells FE Week reporter Alix Robertson… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Concern at ‘tight’ 18-month ESF delivery timescale Sector leaders have reacted with concern to a “tight” Skills Funding Agency (SFA) timetable for handing out £650m of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo