News National fracking college bosses hit by planning rejection blows Bosses of England’s new national fracking college were today waiting to find out if appeals would be launched after… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New guide aims to improve understanding of skills system among policy makers A comprehensive new guide to vocational education and training geared at improving the level of understanding of the skills system… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New education and business committee members revealed The new memberships of the two parliamentary select committees which oversee FE have been provisionally announced. Iain Wright, the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Professor Wolf calls for all employers to pay apprenticeship levy as she rejects Conservative manifesto funding plans A leading government vocational education adviser today warned the government would have to make all employers pay a levy… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Management consultant and former Tony Blair adviser to lead £20m DfE careers company Prominent management consultant and former adviser to Tony Blair Claudia Harris has been appointed to lead the Department for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government U-turn on new childcare apprenticeships hailed a victory for employers A government U-turn today on GCSE English and maths entry requirements for new childcare apprenticeships launching in August has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Javid refuses to rule out college closures in wake of cuts during grilling from MPs New Business Secretary Sajid Javid has refused to rule out college closures as a result of adult skills budget… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ETF launches how-to guides to help ’embed’ one-year-old professional standards The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) today launched a series of how-to guides for its online professional standards resources for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Youngest grade one MD’ outlines journey to outstanding from requires improvement in just over a year The managing director of a family-run Nottingham-based provider that shot up two Ofsted ratings to outstanding in just 16 months has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Police shelve investigation into provider that owed £800k Warwickshire Police have shelved their investigation into independent learning provider Bright International, which left learners, staff and other creditors… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Still early days’ says BIS after just 300 Trailblazer apprenticeship starts in nine months The government has defended Trailblazer apprenticeships after official figures indicated there had been just 300 starts on the new… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New BIS committee chair calls for ‘real controls’ on success rates New Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee chair Iain Wright (pictured) has called for “real controls and mitigating actions” on… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 844 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
