News Chancellor told ‘no scope’ for more FE funding cuts The Association of Colleges (AoC) has told Chancellor George Osborne (pictured) there is “no scope” for further reductions to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Same time next year? The inaugural FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference went with such a bang, how could we not do it again… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Funding agency dishes out extra cash for improvement strategy The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has promised extra cash to support a struggling college’s improvement strategy, following a visit… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government identifies ‘potential risks’ for Trailblazer programme A government report on the apprentice Trailblazers has identified the emergence of “potential risks … that require national attention… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Report calls for FE inspection shift towards ‘self-regulation’ An Association of Colleges (AoC) report has called for “radical reforms” to the way FE provision is inspected, saying… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE bosses warned against ‘heroic’ leadership Senior FE figures were told to abandon the traditional “heroic” leadership model at the inaugural Fetl lecture. The speech… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New College Durham principal John Widdowson announced as next AoC president New College Durham principal John Widdowson will be the next president of the Association of Colleges (AoC), it was… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hundreds more employers sign up to Trailblazer revamp of apprenticeships Hundreds more employers have signed up to the government’s Trailblazer overhaul of apprenticeship design, Skills Minister Nick Boles announced… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Most traineeships lead to apprenticeships, employment or further learning, according to government research The majority of young people taking part in traineeships have gone on to apprenticeships, employment or further learning, according… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Winners of first wave of FE leadership research grants worth £270,000 in total announced by Fetl The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) has announced the names of the first five organisations that it has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Minister Nick Boles reveals hopes of doubling traineeship numbers Skills Minister Nick Boles has revealed government hopes of doubling traineeships to hit the 20,000 mark this academic year…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE Commissioner reveals college overestimated bank balance by £3m Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has revealed how a London college’s projected bank balance was overestimated by £3m… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 832 Older Must read 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 15h Anviksha Patel 15h 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
