News MPs to look at FE and skills sector role as part of BIS Select Committee ‘digital economy’ inquiry Further education is set to come under the spotlight with the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Blackburn College drawn into Twitter storm over learner’s alleged rape threat Blackburn College has found itself at the centre of a Twitter storm after a user was sent an abusive… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government rejects calls for employers to face Magistrates for running ‘in-house’ apprenticeships in less than 12 months The government has rejected calls to make employers subject to proposed new laws aimed at preventing “misuse” of the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Returning Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden aiming to address FE ‘funding crisis’ Newly-appointed Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden has told how FE’s “funding crisis” was among the first issues he will… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges made to wait for tough strike law decision Further education colleges offering 14 to 16 provision may have to wait until the trade union bill passes to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprentice numbers ‘a disaster’, says Ofsted’s Sir Michael Wilshaw The number of young people employed as apprentices in England is “a disaster” and Ofsted inspectors will be ensuring… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Sector commissioners in recruitment drive Two new advisers have been appointed by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to help Sixth Form Commissioner Peter Mucklow… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Sector leaders spell out key issues for Shadow Business Secretary Apprenticeships and government cuts to FE were among the top issues on the agenda for sector leaders keen to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News CBI’s ‘double whammy’ levies warning Employers must not be “hit by a double whammy” of charges after the government’s planned apprenticeship levy is introduced,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New Ofqual framework to focus on outcomes Ofqual’s replacement for the Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF) will give awarding organisations more freedom to review and develop their… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News AoC and Oxford University launches investigation into devolution and localism An investigation into the impact of the government’s devolution and localism proposals on further education is being launched by… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Skills Show organisers Find a Future appoint new chief executive Skills Show organisers Find a Future has appointed Dr Neil Bentley as its new chief executive, it has been… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 850 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 1w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1w 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo