News Disabled learners lobby MPS over lack of college choice Young people with learning and physical disabilities and their families gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to demand the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government making ‘dog’s breakfast’ of apprenticeships, says new Shadow Minister for Young People John Woodcock The government is making a “dog’s breakfast” of apprenticeships by making providers wait until after next month’s Budget before… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sector meets Shadow Minister for Young People in ‘listening mode’ as Woodcock takes part in FE Week event at Parliament New Shadow Minister for Young People John Woodcock MP said he was “in listening mode” at a special FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Festival of Education 2015: day one coverage with Lord Baker and Gazelle chief Fintan Donohue Hundreds of teachers and tutors are descending upon the grand setting of Berkshire’s Wellington College for two days of classroom-related talk,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principals, chief executives and bricklaying tutor honoured by the Queen More than 20 FE and skills-related figures were among the 1,163 people to have received an award in this… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE to pay for tougher numerical GCSE pass rates warning Further education providers have been warned they could be left with a bill for greater numbers of compulsory English… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bailey ‘disappointed’ to lose BIS committee chair as Wright wrestles away post in second MPs’ vote Adrian Bailey has told his “disappointment” at losing the chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE funding cuts protest taken to Parliament as college lecturers tell MPs how classrooms are being hit — and learners suffer Hundreds of staff and students from FE colleges descended on Parliament yesterday as part of an FE Week-backed campaign… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Lord Baker’s UTC project celebrates first outstanding from Ofsted as inspectors heap praise on Reading Former Education Secretary Lord Baker is celebrating the first outstanding grade from Ofsted for his university technical college (UTC)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE Commissioner issues college merger guide as he concedes ‘there’s not enough cash to keep going like this’ Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins has issued a 38-page guide to college mergers as he acknowledged “there is clearly… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Qualifications could be withdrawn under Ofqual’s plan to close shared ‘unit bank’ Awarding organisations could be forced to withdraw qualifications with units shared with other bodies after Ofqual announced plans to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham says apprenticeships ‘central’ to campaign Andy Burnham has said apprenticeships and technical education are central to his bid to become the next Labour leader…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo