News Government’s 3m apprenticeships target ‘largely unfunded’ — and rest of FE will pay, warns post-16 policy adviser Wolf Government plans to create 3m apprenticeship starts by 2020 are “largely unfunded,” post-16 policy adviser Professor Lady Alison Wolf… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Boles justifies apprenticeships favour Skills Minister Nick Boles has justified the government’s emphasis on apprenticeships at the cost of adult education by pointing… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Struggling Totton College opts to ‘join with’ national charity after Ofsted brands provision ‘inadequate’ A struggling sixth form college in Hampshire has announced plans to become part of a national crime prevention charity… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Spend apprenticeship funding ‘more effectively’ with training providers which identify demand, AELP urges government Apprenticeship funding could be “more effectively spent” with independent learning providers which can provide evidence of additional demand from… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Adult learners’ struggles to achieve recognised at lavish annual awards ceremony Adult learners who battled against the odds, against self-doubt and previous bad experiences to return to education were honoured… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted gets scrutiny boards after ‘transparency’ criticism New regional scrutiny committees will consider complaints about Ofsted from September as the education watchdog acts to address transparency… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Chartered Status body wins sector support but role questions remain Further education leaders have thrown their support behind FE Chartered Status after it was approved by the Queen. The… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE Commissioner’s London review among number of reports An “area-based assessment” is being carried out by FE Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) into provision in South London’s Lewisham,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Conservatives ‘U-turn’ over enforced apprenticeships The Conservatives have been accused of making an “apparent U-turn” over enforced apprentice recruitment. Department for Business, Innovation and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New committee chairs promise era of collaboration Newly-elected Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee chair Iain Wright has outlined his plans for greater collaboration with… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Higher education cash should go to ‘falling over’ FE The government should take some of the “buckets of cash” given to higher education and use it to prop… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Going wild for vocational stars at the City & Guilds Lion Awards Further education and skills achievers took a walk on the wild side to receive their honours at this year’s… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 854 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 16h Josh Mellor 16h 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
