News MPs to probe apprenticeship quality concerns in new inquiry Apprenticeship quality concerns will come under the spotlight in a new parliamentary inquiry that will check out the merits… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Lowestoft Sixth Form College hit with EFA financial notice to improve Lowestoft Sixth Form College (SFC) has been issued with a financial notice to improve from the Education Funding Agency… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sajid Javid seeks ‘more scrutiny’ of skills policy from influential group of MPs Business Secretary Sajid Javid has said he would welcome “more scrutiny” on skills, as he suggested that the Business,… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News National skills body boss leaves for consultancy firm Michael Davis, chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), has been appointed managing director of… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Principal predicts college numbers will fall to 200 by 2018 One college principal expects the number of colleges in England to drop by a third over the next two… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Alternative providers needed for thousands of learners after funding pulled from charity’s ‘inadequate’ training wing The government is looking for alternative “quality providers” for up to 3,500 post-16 learners after it pulled the plug… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Bankrupt founder of Elmfield could face charges Criminal charges could be brought against the founder of a controversial former apprenticeship provider, who has been disqualified from… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Promote FE loans yourself, BIS tells providers The responsibility for telling learners about new FE loans will lie with providers after the government admitted it had… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Numbers falling, closing down – University technology College revolution fails to deliver When the Tories launched their manifesto in April last year at a University Technical College, they promised to create… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government silent as one in three traineeship providers fail to achieve good or better As restrictions are lifted on delivering traineeships, with the government claiming excellent results mean they are no longer needed,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Alix Robertson meets Jeremy Corbyn: ‘I am concerned about the quality of certain apprenticeships’ After giving a speech to a packed room at the University and College Union (UCU) conference ‘Education from Cradle… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News UCU #cradletograve conference – what the FE delegates had to say At today’s University and College Union conference on ‘Education from Cradle to Grave’, FE Week spoke to some of… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 15h Josh Mellor 15h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
