News Cameron’s 3m target boost — but no standard take-off Reformed apprenticeships have shown little sign of taking off in latest government statistics that indicate the programme could be… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Public sector apprenticeship target won’t apply to colleges Further education colleges will avoid being made to hit the new public sector apprenticeship recruitment target, FE Week can reveal…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Policy Consortium letter challenges Wilshaw over ‘inadequate at best’ claim Senior figures from the Policy Consortium have challenged Sir Michael Wilshaw over his claim that the FE sector is “inadequate… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Proposed foreign worker levy could net sector millions A proposed new levy on foreign workers could net the FE sector millions a year — but businesses warned… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Staff consulted over potential job losses at troubled Totton College A struggling sixth form college is consulting on a restructuring plan that it is thought could lead to dozens of job losses. Totton College,… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Exeter College appoints new principal for April start John Laramy has been appointed as the new principal of Exeter College, replacing Richard Atkins who will retire in… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Leaders rush to defend FE from Sir Michael Key FE figures have spoken out in defence of the sector following a scathing attack by Ofsted boss Sir… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Online learning ‘not cheap option’ A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) decision not to introduce a reduced funding rate for online learning has been welcomed… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Feltag online learning target was ‘red herring’ [slideshow_deploy id=’43845′] The 10 per cent target for online learning included in the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Deadline missed on apprenticeship consultation The government has missed the first key deadline from its own timeline for apprenticeship reform implementation over the next… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News DfE figures reveal the FE sector winners and losers in vocational and A-level provision Greenhead Sixth Form College has come out on top again in this year’s league tables for schools and colleges,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Does Skills Minister Nick Boles have any idea about Institute for Apprenticeships’ policing? — ‘I have no idea — or if I had an idea I’m not going to share it’ Skills Minister… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 850 Older Must read 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 6d Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 6d 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
