News Local authority in Lewisham Southwark College takeover bid to address ‘lack of imagination and robustness’ Southwark Council has called on the FE Commissioner to support its bid take over half of Lewisham Southwark College,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Job question yet to be decided as Niace and Inclusion reveal ‘strategic alliance’ to become full merger The jobs future of staff at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) and the Centre for Social… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News AoC issues ‘prove it’ challenge to Home Office over FE college back door visa claims The Association of Colleges (AoC) has challenged the government to prove the sector was being used for bogus student… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Professional questions on FE teaching amid ‘coasting’ colleges warning at ATL vocational conference What does FE professionalism look like? How should it be achieved? And how should FE professionals make their voices… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofqual vocational quals chief hails apprenticeship levy an ‘extraordinary concession’ by Treasury Ofqual FE chief Jeremy Benson hailed plans for an apprenticeship levy an “extraordinary concession” by the Treasury and said… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News CBI restates apprenticeship levy concerns as it calls for existing reforms to ‘speed up’ The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today restated its concerns over plans for an apprenticeship levy on large businesses… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Closest ever Brathay Challenge final as apprentice teams finish in dead heats The fourth annual Brathay Apprenticeship Challenge was the closest fought yet and after a nail-biting race to the finish… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Former Whitehall skills chief backs ‘brave’ plan for apprenticeship levy Former Whitehall FE and skills chief Dr Sue Pember has backed Chancellor George Osborne’s “brave” apprenticeships levy plan for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Details of next year’s ‘even bigger and better’ FE Week apprenticeship conference revealed Details of the 2016 FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference and Exhibition (AAC) have been finalised — and it’s set to be… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government productivity plan — live reaction The Treasury’s productivity plan proposes converting colleges into Institutes of Technology, moving away from the per-qualification funding system for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Outstanding BTec learners honoured at plush Royal Horticultural Halls event The country’s most outstanding BTec learners and providers were celebrated in the plush setting of London’s Royal Horticultural Halls. Comedian… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News What does the government’s productivity plan mean for FE and skills? The Treasury this morning published its eagerly-awaited productivity plan. Here, FE Week examines the main headlines for the FE and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
