News Lib Dems announce education and business appointments The Liberal Democrats have appointed their new spokespeople for education and business. Southport MP John Pugh will provide the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Court appearance and fine could await providers who run fake apprenticeships The shame of an appearance at the local Magistrates’ Court along with a fine would be the future for… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Careers guidance issue raised as scorecards to rate councils on tracking young people’s education and employment status welcomed New scorecards that rate local authorities for their performance in helping young people into employment or training and tracking their… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AELP urges government to ‘wait three or four years’ before bringing in apprenticeship levy The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has warned the government to hold off introducing its apprenticeship levy… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Lords social mobility committee asks young people to share their experiences of going from education to work The House of Lords Committee on Social Mobility wants to hear young people’s experiences of moving between school and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA unable to say when monthly provider payment system will go live again having completed five-day planned closure UPDATE: 8.17AM Wednesday, July 29 (see foot of story) The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) said it has “no timescale”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Provider denies training learners who ‘had no choice’ in becoming apprentices An Oldham training provider has rejected accusations from Ofsted that it was taking on apprentices who did not wish… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA ‘in range’ of BIS review commissioned by Business Secretary Sajid Javid The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is subject to an “efficiency and effectiveness” review that is looking at all bodies… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Crackdown on fake apprenticeships welcomed The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) have welcomed a consultation the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Nottingham colleges merger to create 40,000-learner college following FE commissioner review Governors at New College Nottingham (NCN) and Central College Nottingham (CCN) have voted to merge the two institutions following… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New teachers’ gender pay gap revealed by ETF research Female teachers joining the sector are likely to get paid significantly less than their male counterparts, a study by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government responds to Lords’ digital report The government has committed to report back on its progress in improving digital skills next year in its response… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 850 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
