News Former FE Funding Council boss lends weight to concerns for sector future Former FE funding boss Sir David Melville (pictured above) has become the latest high-profile voice to express serious concerns about… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Trailblazer apprenticeship figures revealed for first time Official figures for the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme have been published for the first time — and they show… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government’s 3m apprenticeships target ‘largely unfunded’ — and rest of FE will pay, warns post-16 policy adviser Wolf Government plans to create 3m apprenticeship starts by 2020 are “largely unfunded,” post-16 policy adviser Professor Lady Alison Wolf… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Boles justifies apprenticeships favour Skills Minister Nick Boles has justified the government’s emphasis on apprenticeships at the cost of adult education by pointing… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Struggling Totton College opts to ‘join with’ national charity after Ofsted brands provision ‘inadequate’ A struggling sixth form college in Hampshire has announced plans to become part of a national crime prevention charity… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Spend apprenticeship funding ‘more effectively’ with training providers which identify demand, AELP urges government Apprenticeship funding could be “more effectively spent” with independent learning providers which can provide evidence of additional demand from… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Adult learners’ struggles to achieve recognised at lavish annual awards ceremony Adult learners who battled against the odds, against self-doubt and previous bad experiences to return to education were honoured… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofsted gets scrutiny boards after ‘transparency’ criticism New regional scrutiny committees will consider complaints about Ofsted from September as the education watchdog acts to address transparency… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Chartered Status body wins sector support but role questions remain Further education leaders have thrown their support behind FE Chartered Status after it was approved by the Queen. The… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE Commissioner’s London review among number of reports An “area-based assessment” is being carried out by FE Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) into provision in South London’s Lewisham,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Conservatives ‘U-turn’ over enforced apprenticeships The Conservatives have been accused of making an “apparent U-turn” over enforced apprentice recruitment. Department for Business, Innovation and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New committee chairs promise era of collaboration Newly-elected Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee chair Iain Wright has outlined his plans for greater collaboration with… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
