FE Week’s Apprenticeship Week Supplement Inside our supplement you will find comments from industry experts such as Lynne Sedgmore, executive director of the 157… Find out more News AoC survey reveals a ‘worrying’ drop in low level learners Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News The merits of an FE loans system debated Pictured above from left to right: Paul Warner, AELP, David Hughes, NIACE, and Martin Doel, AoC, at the EMFEC… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Does satisfactory require improvement? Ofsted has announced a consultation which will propose replacing the ‘satisfactory’ grade with ‘requires improvement’ for all further education… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government publish FE Choices Private providers ahead of FE colleges in government learner satisfaction survey. Learners think private training providers listen and respond… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News The ACE new system for apprenticeships The new online certification system for apprenticeships, designed to reduce bureaucracy and improve quality, has been launched. Apprenticeship Certificates… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Concern over college recruitment trends Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey on… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New apprenticeship certification to be launched A new online system for certification of apprenticeships will be launched today (Wednesday). Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) has been… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Work Programme at risk of fraud and under-delivery, say NAO The government’s Work Programme is being exposed to fraud and will help significantly less people than expected to secure… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News £60m yacht? That could give 45,000 students EMA, says NUS The National Union of Students (NUS) has suggested how the estimated £60 million needed to buy a new yacht… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Schools with sixth forms restricting college access Schools with sixth forms are giving students biased advice and restricting the access of colleges and training providers, according… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Case for employer ownership unclear The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has confirmed its most recent report was drawn up using no… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 648 Older Must read Colleges, Exams Colleges fork out for taxis and b&bs to get students to exams during rail strikes Students resorted to sleepovers and parents took days off work to get their children to college on time Jason Noble 3d Jason Noble 3d News Long read How the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on FE students Leaders reveal how families are now struggling to feed and clothe their children Jason Noble 3d Jason Noble 3d Colleges Union rejects AoC’s ‘totally unacceptable’ new pay offer for college staff The pay offer has been upped to 2.5% from 2.25% Jason Noble 6d Jason Noble 6d Next 3 stories Funding Soaring inflation wipes out skills budget boost Ministers have been urged to immediately add an extra £350 million a year in skills funding on top of… Will Nott 2w Will Nott 2w News Times Education Commission adds voice to calls for new ‘baccalaureate’ It is estimated to cost the government an extra £1.2bn a year Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges Major review launched to bring colleges back into public sector After ten years in the private sector, the ONS are now considering whether to reclassify colleges as public sector… Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w
