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 News UTCs to be discussed in Parliament as Black Country MP challenges closure Concerns about the University Technical Colleges (UTCs) programme will be raised in Parliament this afternoon after a decision to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Concerns for apprenticeship growth funding after extra cash announcement delayed until after July budget Providers which have over-delivered on their apprenticeships contracts face a long wait to find out if they will be… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Students’ suspension triggers Islamophobia row at NewVIc An East London sixth form college has been plunged into an Islamophobia row after three students were suspended for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Your VQ Day events guide as learners’ vocational achievements across the country get the recognition they deserve Vocational qualifications will be celebrated by hundreds of people at colleges and independent learning providers across the country to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Internet watch ban example of ‘block on progress’ A college’s exams blanket ban on watches over fears learners could use outlawed web-enabled smart watches has been branded… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Taskforce under fire for ‘earn or learn’ name Prime Minister David Cameron’s new troubleshooter taskforce that aims to ensure young people are “earning or learning” has started… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE resit policy leads to GCSE campus chaos Colleges readying themselves for an impending Department for Education (DfE) policy have witnessed a dramatic rise in the number… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
