News Prime Minister lays out apprenticeships as ‘first priority’ but sector awaits policy details The creation of more apprenticeship starts is the “first priority” out of legislation announced in the Queen’s Speech, the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government reviews FE scrutiny info The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a review of the data it publishes on FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofsted scrapping of graded lesson observations ‘right’ Ofsted’s decision to scrap graded lesson observations for FE inspections has been described as the “right way to go”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Pearson stops second distance provision linked to AL Pearson has stopped registering higher national certificate (HNC) distance learning students at a second general FE college delivering the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Key founder college quits Gazelle amid membership review Gazelle has been dealt a major blow with news that a key founding college has announced it is “no… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ETF sets out stall for new professional body The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched a new professional membership body for FE practitioners. The creation of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Free supplement: Skills Competitions Raising Standards 29/05/2015 Find out more News Apprenticeships ‘not the only way’ to high-quality technical education, AoC warns after Queen’s Speech Apprenticeships are not the only way to a high-quality technical education, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Fetl chief executive Mark Ravenhall to step down after ‘unexpected expansion in role’ The chief executive of the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) is standing down with his post having grown to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Requirement for ministers to report on apprenticeships growth and Jobcentre Plus advice in Queen’s Speech Ministers will be required to report annually on the progress of the expansion of the apprenticeship programme under measures… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges boost regions by £550m on average, 157 Group report claims The average impact of a college on its local economy is around £550m, according to a 157 Group report… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News IPPR research reveals apprenticeship vacancies not keeping up with demand Apprenticeship vacancies are not keeping up with demand, a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 832 Older Must read 16-19 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 21h Anviksha Patel 21h 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
