News Work with colleges on learners’ ‘technical expertise’, Cable tells Hefce The body responsible for funding higher education has been instructed by the government to work with FE colleges to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Mistakes’ led to ‘costly and inefficient’ buildings One site ‘difficult’ for learners to get to and ‘unsuitable for provision’ £68m developments leave college with huge… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News BREAKING: Apprenticeship starts up for 16 to 18s and across all ages Apprenticeship starts in the 16 to 18 age group were up by almost 9,000 in the first quarter of 2014/15 versus… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Colleges that don’t engage with businesses will fail’ Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw tells MPs Colleges risk failing their Ofsted inspections if they are not engaging effectively with employers, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skilled sector pay under-estimated by teens, according to new research marking launch of VQ Day awards A “lack of understanding” about salaries has been blamed on careers guidance failings after research released today showed teenagers… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofqual issues four-point improvement plan for Functional Skills Ofqual has issued a four-point improvement plan for awarding organisations (AOs) in a bid to make Functional Skills qualifications… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Leadership and management questioned in new ETF survey results while non-GCSE English and maths review set for launch Approval of FE sector leadership and management has declined since last year, according to the results of an Education… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Labour warned ‘hands off FE budget’ amid rumours Ed Miliband wants to cut maximum university fee by third The Association of Colleges (AoC) has issued a plea to the Labour Party not to raid the FE budget… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Further education makes ‘500 most influential people list’ as 157 Group boss Dr Lynne Sedgmore is named by Debrett’s The FE sector has had one of its key spokespeople recognised on the 2015 Debrett’s 500 list of the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Boles asked to clarify sixth form college VAT exemption talks The Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) has written to Skills Minister Nick Boles in a bid to clarify his… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News More college takeovers possible for academy chain The Department for Education (DfE) has not ruled out another college intervention to take on a school from troubled… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Call for more powers to track 16 to 18s Local authorities “need more legal powers to ensure partners share vital information” in tracking the education and training status… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 829 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
