News Post-16 education and training area review anounced for West Yorkshire Seven general FE colleges and four sixth form colleges (SFCs) will be involved in a post-16 education and training… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Ofsted to carry out Prevent Duty thematic review Ofsted is to carry out a thematic review of the implementation of the anti-terrorism Prevent Duty in the FE… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Learning opportunities ‘detrimental’ to small business productivity The difficulty faced by small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in running apprenticeships was raised with members of the House… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News FE Week journalists up for awards — again Five Lsect journalists, including three from FE Week, have been shortlisted for eight education journalism awards. FE Week reporter… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Apprenticeship exam costs concern at CBI as AELP issues ‘don’t start Trailblazers without fees info’ warning CBI calls for ‘clarity’ on Trailblazer assessments AELP warns against new starts without knowing costs The Confederation of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Scrapping of QCF ‘small but not insignificant step for mankind’, Ofqual boss tells MPs The unpicking of the qualifications and credit framework (QCF) was a “small but not insignificant step for mankind”, Ofqual… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Esol funding cuts protest rally draws hundreds from across FE Staff and students from across the FE sector gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in their hundreds today to… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Unison FE members ‘overwhelmingly’ reject AoC pay freeze proposal Further education sector members of Unison have “overwhelmingly” voted to reject an Association of Colleges (AoC) pay freeze recommendation… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Five ‘no confidence’ votes principal steps down A Midland college principal hit with five votes of no confidence by staff has stepped down. Beverley Smith has… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Growth in 25+ apprenticeship starts as older learner numbers return to pre-FE loan levels The proportion of 25+ apprenticeships has gone back up to levels last seen before the failed 24+ apprentice loans… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Apprenticeships quality to come under the House of Lords spotlight Apprenticeships will this week come under the spotlight in a House of Lords debate focussing on the quality and… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Public Accounts Committee to look at FE ‘financial meltdown’ Concerns the FE sector is heading for “financial meltdown” are set to be investigated by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 836 Older Must read 16-19 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo