News Fall in number of young people not in education, employment or training Latest official figures have shown the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) in the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News MoJ pledges ‘urgent action’ after shocking regime of abuse uncovered at youth prison The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has pledged “urgent action” after inspectors visited a youth prison and uncovered a shocking… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Casualised’ work contracts damaging 40 pc of FE workers’ home-ownership hopes, UCU research finds Nearly 40 per cent of FE workers struggle to get a mortgage because of their “casualised” employment contracts, research… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Kwik Fit returns to outstanding status — but says ‘no plans’ to run traineeships again Garage chain Kwik Fit today returned to its former outstanding status with publication of its latest Ofsted report, having previously… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Report calls on government to extend providers’ prison learning contracts for a year The Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) has called on Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Justice Secretary Michael Gove to extend… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Two Devon colleges facing combined £4m budget shortfall for 2015/16 consider merger Two Devon-based colleges that need to make around £4m savings between them over the next academic year could merge…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New shadow challenger for Skills Minister Boles on DfE brief Labour’s John Woodcock has replaced Yvonne Fovargue as Shadow Education Minister for Young People. The MP for Barrow and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Farewells to sector ‘champion’ Sector leaders lined up to pay tribute to the efforts of former Business Secretary and self-proclaimed FE-saviour Dr Vince… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News As you are for Labour FE Labour’s top education and business teams have emerged from a post-election mini-reshuffle identical to their pre-election make-up. Acting Labour… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Question marks hover over BIS future Concerns about the future of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) may spark an investigation by a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Priory ordered to leave Trailblazer group Priory Central Services has been ordered to leave the healthcare employers’ Trailblazer group after it was hit with a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hundreds of Yorkshire colleges’ jobs set for axe More than 200 college jobs are facing the axe in West Yorkshire in a bid by management at Leeds… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 854 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
