News Sectors unite to plead with Education Secretary and Chancellor on 16 to 19 funding Further Education sector leaders have joined forces with senior representatives from the schools world to plead with Education Secretary… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Don’t assume’ £900m cuts falling on FE colleges, Boles warns MPs It should not be assumed that “very large” in-year cuts facing the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government 16 to 19 policy ‘requires improvement’ say three quarters of local authorities Three quarters of councils think government policy on 16 to 19-year-olds “requires improvement,” a Local Government Association (LGA) survey… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News UTCs to be discussed in Parliament as Black Country MP challenges closure Concerns about the University Technical Colleges (UTCs) programme will be raised in Parliament this afternoon after a decision to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Concerns for apprenticeship growth funding after extra cash announcement delayed until after July budget Providers which have over-delivered on their apprenticeships contracts face a long wait to find out if they will be… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Students’ suspension triggers Islamophobia row at NewVIc An East London sixth form college has been plunged into an Islamophobia row after three students were suspended for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Your VQ Day events guide as learners’ vocational achievements across the country get the recognition they deserve Vocational qualifications will be celebrated by hundreds of people at colleges and independent learning providers across the country to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Internet watch ban example of ‘block on progress’ A college’s exams blanket ban on watches over fears learners could use outlawed web-enabled smart watches has been branded… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Taskforce under fire for ‘earn or learn’ name Prime Minister David Cameron’s new troubleshooter taskforce that aims to ensure young people are “earning or learning” has started… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE resit policy leads to GCSE campus chaos Colleges readying themselves for an impending Department for Education (DfE) policy have witnessed a dramatic rise in the number… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Two ministers, one careers strategy ‘desperately needed’ The Department for Education (DfE) has overlooked Skills Minister Nick Boles (pictured above left) for its careers guidance remit —… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Woodcock’s journey up FE ladder under way John Woodcock, the Labour MP for Cumbria’s Barrow and Furness, was appointed Shadow Education Minister for Young People last… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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
