News FE Commissioner reveals early post-16 area review findings Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has revealed his early findings from the first wave of post-16 area… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sajid Javid rules out degree apprenticeships target as too ‘complex’ Business Secretary Sajid Javid has ruled out a degree apprenticeships target — warning it would be “too complex” and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Better careers advice needed to boost young apprenticeship numbers Better advice and guidance for young people is needed with figures suggesting 16 to 24-year-olds were making up a… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News New subcontracting audits requirement questioned by Association of Colleges A new Skills Funding Agency (SFA) requirement for lead contractors to pay for an external audit of their subcontracting… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Policy Exchange report says large slice of university reserves cash should go to FE University reserves of around £12bn could play an important role in rebalancing the funding deficit between higher education and… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Ofsted to criticise apprenticeships for ‘accrediting existing low-level skills, like making coffee and cleaning floors’ A hotly anticipated Ofsted report will warn of a slump in the quality of apprenticeships that often fail to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Dozens of National Apprenticeship Awards winners announced in ceremonies across England [slideshow_deploy id=’40567′] Dozens of high achieving apprentices and employers have been recognised at National Apprenticeship Awards ceremonies across England…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Public consultations to be held for all new Trailblazer assessment plans All trailblazer assessment plans are going to be put out to public consultation from the end of this month,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship levy plans may be better as ‘nuclear’ deterrent, says top Oxford University academic A senior academic has said apprenticeship levy plans were like a “nuclear weapon — it may be worth threatening… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Boost FE with higher education cash’ report from Policy Exchange due The government is expected to face calls to boost FE budgets with funding from the higher education sector in… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Government absent as FE protestors call for Esol answers Government ministers were missing from a lobby on funding cuts to English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) —… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Edge Foundation Annual Lecture focuses on bridging skills gap “People without jobs and jobs without people” was Australian chief executive Nicholas Wyman’s chosen topic for the 2015 Edge… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 849 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 4d Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 4d 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo
