News Burnham backlash over apprentice loans worries Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham sparked an alarmed response on Twitter after his comments on apprenticeship loans led to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Enterprise bill to protect term ‘apprenticeship’ and force public bodies to recruit Apprenticeships will be given the same legal protection as degrees, allowing a clampdown on firms which misuse the term,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal and vocational teaching leader Frank McLoughlin leads FE & skills pack in Queen’s Birthday honours with knighthood City and Islington College principal and chair of the Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning (Cavtl) Frank McLoughlin has… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Former North Hertfordshire College principal Fintan Donohue denies knowledge of success rates manipulation Former North Hertfordshire College (NHC) principal Fintan Donohue has denied any “knowledge of wrongdoing” after it was discovered that… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Productivity ‘in danger’ from government’s 3m apprenticeships aim The government target to create 3m apprenticeship starts could pose “a real danger” to national productivity, National Institute of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Chartered status body for FE finally arrives The Privy Council today announced that the Queen had approved the grant of a Royal Charter to the Institution… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Former FE students shine at AoC gold awards Former college learners who have gone on to shine in their chosen profession were celebrated the Association of Colleges… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Happy VQ Day! Vocational learning celebrations mark eighth annual event Happy VQ Day! Today will see the efforts of vocational learners up and down the country celebrated. It is… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ministers to review ‘questions’ over UTC programme in wake of Black Country closure Questions over Former Education Secretary Lord Baker’s University Technical Colleges (UTCs) programme will be reviewed by ministers after questions… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 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 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
