News Former FE college principal named as chair of new steering group for adult skills funding reforms A former principal of two colleges has been named as chair of a new steering group set up by… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Stockton-based FE college joins with independent learning provider after 18 months of talks Stockton Riverside College has merged with independent learning provider (ILP) the NETA (formerly North East Training Association) Training Trust… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship levy consultation fails to include ‘critical issues’, says CBI The UK’s leading employers’ organisation has criticised the government’s new apprenticeship levy consultation for failing to explore the cost… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AELP questions sense of GCSE maths and English resits after fall in pass rate for 17-year-olds The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has questioned the sense of forcing resits on learners who fail… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Number of young people not in education, employment or training falls again Latest official statistics have shown the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) in the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ten new Careers Colleges set to open at existing FE colleges Six FE colleges are preparing to open 10 new Careers Colleges over the next two academic years, with the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Charity wants employers that train young care leavers to get higher returns from apprenticeship levy A charity has called for employers that train young care leavers to receive a larger financial return on planned… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Young benefits claimants who can’t find work will be forced onto apprenticeships or traineeships The government’s new Earn or Learn Taskforce will oversee plans to force young benefits claimants onto apprenticeships or traineeships… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sao Paulo you beauty! Triple UK gold crowned with best WorldSkills competitor first Three golds were crowned with an illustrious first for TeamUK as beauty therapist Rianne Chester was handed the award… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News National training provider and major retailer both ‘inadequate’ says Ofsted A national training provider has plummeted from an Ofsted outstanding rating to inadequate, while employer provider Next has also been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Day 2 WorldSkills | TeamUK competitor’s shipments of Brazilian plaster and months of training in attempt for gold Some ingenious thinking about the difference between British and Brazilian plaster could lead TeamUK competitor Robert Johnson to gold…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Video | Team UK’s journey so far at World Skills 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIWi7TabLVE FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo