News Employer jailed over tragic death of 16-year-old apprentice as SFA looks into ‘implications of case’ An employer has been jailed for eight months over the death of an untrained 16-year-old boy who became trapped… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Former Deputy PM Clegg reveals careers guidance was subject of ‘profound disagreement’ in Coalition Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg revealed a “profound disagreement” over careers advice at the top of the last… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE providers ‘design and deliver their own quals’ in proposed new ‘sub-degree’ technical skills system A report out today calls for a new system of accrediting “sub-degree technical education” in which FE colleges and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News SFA to close payment system for move to ‘new supplier’ making provider data deadline impossible Providers offering Trailblazer apprenticeships are in a race against time to submit their learner numbers after the deadline shifted… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE college staff in the dark over potential impact of new strike laws FE staff will have to wait to hear whether proposed new strike laws will affect them after the government… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shadow Education Minister for Young People Woodcock on panel to look at ‘big questions’ over 3m apprenticeships target Shadow Education Minister for Young People John Woodcock (pictured above) features among an FE and skills Parliamentary panel that… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Are Lib Dems set for an FE college-educated leader? The final votes in the contest to lead the Liberal Democrats were being cast today with the prospect of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Latest FE Commissioner reports bear enrolment warnings and precarious financial outlooks The FE Commissioner has warned Redcar and Cleveland College that its “very risky” growth strategy has got just a… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Former Deputy PM Clegg could face BIS and DfE merger question in Lords committee grilling Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg could be grilled by Lords tomorrow morning on whether the Department for Education… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Local authority in Lewisham Southwark College takeover bid to address ‘lack of imagination and robustness’ Southwark Council has called on the FE Commissioner to support its bid take over half of Lewisham Southwark College,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Job question yet to be decided as Niace and Inclusion reveal ‘strategic alliance’ to become full merger The jobs future of staff at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) and the Centre for Social… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AoC issues ‘prove it’ challenge to Home Office over FE college back door visa claims The Association of Colleges (AoC) has challenged the government to prove the sector was being used for bogus student… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 13h Josh Mellor 13h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo