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 News Two ministers, one careers strategy ‘desperately needed’ The Department for Education (DfE) has overlooked Skills Minister Nick Boles (pictured above left) for its careers guidance remit —… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Woodcock’s journey up FE ladder under way John Woodcock, the Labour MP for Cumbria’s Barrow and Furness, was appointed Shadow Education Minister for Young People last… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Labour MPs put their names forward for BIS committee chair Labour MPs Iain Wright (pictured above left) and Roberta Blackman-Woods (pictured above right) have launched bids to challenge Adrian Bailey for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Grade four Priory ordered to leave second apprenticeship Trailblazer Priory Central Services has been ordered to leave a second healthcare-related Trailblazer group following its grade four across-the-board rating… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges ‘come of age’ at time of need for change Senior FE and skills figures warned that colleges would have to change “more than ever before” to survive, at… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Don’t cut allocations to meet savings target, pleads sector The government has been warned against looking to FE allocations to help meet Chancellor George Osborne’s aim of a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Six-month euro funding delay ‘could have been avoided’ Sector leaders have lashed out at the UK government and European Commission over a possible six-month funding gap for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Concerns for FE funding after Treasury announces £900m in-year BIS and DfE budget cuts The future of FE funding looks uncertain after £900m of additional cuts to the Department for Business, Innovation and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 854 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 14h Josh Mellor 14h 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
