News NUS report paints bleak picture of ‘exploited’ apprentices The National Union of Students (NUS) has issued a damning report on the issue of apprentice pay, branding the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘More resources’ defence to digital criticism The Association of Colleges (AoC) has defended its members’ efforts to meet business needs for a digitally skilled workforce… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Feltag review says leaders have power to ‘make tech happen’ Further education leaders must be at the forefront of improving technology use in the sector and implementing the recommendations… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Funding fears as leps document reveals ‘relationship’ requirement Colleges could lose out on funding if local enterprise partnerships (Leps) don’t engage with them, Association of Colleges chief… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Parties challenged on ‘experiential careers advice’ Skills Show organisers Find a Future have challenged political parties to promise young people access to “experiential careers advice”…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government scraps ‘deterrent’ apprentice rule A controversial five-year rule that has put off “hundreds” of potential apprentices by forcing them to re-sit GCSEs they… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commissioner visits first two local authority providers The FE Commissioner has made his first two visits to inspect local authority provision, FE Week can reveal. Dr… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Niace and Inclusion merger casts jobs shadow Staff at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) and the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (Inclusion)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Careers advice hotline brought under one roof Careers advice hotline services for young people and adults are to be brought under one roof after Serco was… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Supporting part-time teachers The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) has handed fellowship grants, worth up to £40,000-each, to four senior figures… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted halving number of FE reports per year Ofsted has announced plans to halve the number of times it publishes official FE statistics to two a year… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Outstanding London provider achieves top marks across the board from Ofsted East London Advanced Technology Training (ELATT) has scored top marks across the board to secure a grade one rating… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
