News Strike action planned for November 10 after union ballots members on AoC pay freeze proposal The University and College Union (UCU) has announced planned strike action on November 10 after balloting members over… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Natspec chief executive standing down after eight years Chief executive of the Association of Specialist Colleges (Natspec) Alison Boulton will be standing down in January, FE Week… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Asbestos dust, dangerous workshop lathes and repetitive strain injury among issues prompting more than 20 Health and Safety Executive notices More than 20 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) notices have been served to FE colleges in the last five… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE Commissioner reveals early post-16 area review findings Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has revealed his early findings from the first wave of post-16 area… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sajid Javid rules out degree apprenticeships target as too ‘complex’ Business Secretary Sajid Javid has ruled out a degree apprenticeships target — warning it would be “too complex” and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Better careers advice needed to boost young apprenticeship numbers Better advice and guidance for young people is needed with figures suggesting 16 to 24-year-olds were making up a… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News New subcontracting audits requirement questioned by Association of Colleges A new Skills Funding Agency (SFA) requirement for lead contractors to pay for an external audit of their subcontracting… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Policy Exchange report says large slice of university reserves cash should go to FE University reserves of around £12bn could play an important role in rebalancing the funding deficit between higher education and… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Ofsted to criticise apprenticeships for ‘accrediting existing low-level skills, like making coffee and cleaning floors’ A hotly anticipated Ofsted report will warn of a slump in the quality of apprenticeships that often fail to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Dozens of National Apprenticeship Awards winners announced in ceremonies across England [slideshow_deploy id=’40567′] Dozens of high achieving apprentices and employers have been recognised at National Apprenticeship Awards ceremonies across England…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Public consultations to be held for all new Trailblazer assessment plans All trailblazer assessment plans are going to be put out to public consultation from the end of this month,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship levy plans may be better as ‘nuclear’ deterrent, says top Oxford University academic A senior academic has said apprenticeship levy plans were like a “nuclear weapon — it may be worth threatening… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 829 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
