News Apprenticeship challenge tests mental and physical stamina to limit The mental and physical stamina of high-achieving apprentices was tested to the limit in the finals of the Brathay… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College providing virtual answers in class The mention of virtual reality learning is one that will trigger visions of clunky visors and black Lycra bodysuits… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Learners’ uni hopes hit by strike Desperate learners at Lambeth College have called on union leaders and college bosses to get back around the negotiating… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Employers fail on apprentice wage Apprentices were among the workers to have suffered at the hands of underpaying bosses listed by the Department for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofsted to end lesson gradings in FE pilot Ofsted is to ditch graded lesson observations in an FE and skills in a pilot following a University College… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College bouncing back from inspection shock A formerly outstanding college that in just four years plummeted to inadequate across the board has started moving in… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Pilot for 16 to 19s after Career College blow A London college is to launch its own pilot Career College after failing to make the cut for the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College bribery claim before plans meeting North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) has been accused of bribery for offering a day’s leave if staff… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Learner destination worries over homepage proposals Concerns about the tracking of learner destinations have emerged with a new consultation on plans for colleges and schools… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Lingfield gets £350k budget The body behind a new quality mark for FE providers will get taxpayer funding of up to £350k this… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Give ‘grandfather’ funding option, says CBI The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has told the government that employers should be able to ignore apprenticeship reforms… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Hugh Baird and Oldham colleges to open first Career Colleges as plans for at least ten more are announced The first two Career Colleges have been announced, while plans for at least a further 10 next year —… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 750 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Politics Exclusive Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’ Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ after leaving skills minister role Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Apprenticeships National apprenticeship achievement rate rises to 54% Slight increase leaves sector way off government target Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship growth pilot cash would reach just 15 ITPs Providers need to start at least 15 apprentices on the chosen standards to be eligible for extra funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Apprenticeships Exclusive Treasury announces £3k top-up for 13 ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Training providers will have to deliver a minimum number of starts to access the cash Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive DfE set to surrender £60m apprenticeship cash in 2023-24 Just 2% of total ring-fenced budget expected to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo