News Skills Minister Nick Boles reveals hopes of doubling traineeship numbers Skills Minister Nick Boles has revealed government hopes of doubling traineeships to hit the 20,000 mark this academic year…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE Commissioner reveals college overestimated bank balance by £3m Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has revealed how a London college’s projected bank balance was overestimated by £3m… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Apprenticeships as youth unemployment solution ‘damages brand’ – MPs An “excessive emphasis” on apprenticeships as a means to combat youth unemployment risks painting them as a “second class… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AoC calls for clarity on new ‘wilful neglect’ crime The Association of Colleges (AoC) has called for clarity over proposed new rules that could see college staff jailed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Warning FE finance probe ‘may not go far enough’ A National Audit Office (NAO) probe into FE and skills finances may not go far enough in looking at… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News LEPs delivered £1bn euro skills cash blow A European Commission-forced government climbdown on plans to hand control of nearly £1bn of Euro skills cash to the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College-sponsored school shuts after just two years Leaders of a general FE college that sponsored a local school have seen it forced to close just two… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Odious’ rule to be automatically written out of frameworks The government has agreed to the automatic scrapping of a rule that forces apprentices to re-sit qualifications they already… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Barnfield looks for ‘new partners’ after academies split rubber-stamped Barnfield College is “looking to forge new relationships” with partners in the education sector after Whitehall rubber-stamped its split… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Numeracy and literacy not just learner issues The FE sector has to face up to low levels of literacy and numeracy among staff if it wants… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fraudster poses as principal ordering urgent payment A fraudster posing as a London college principal has been foiled in the latest in a string of attempted… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE college UTC heads out of special measures A University Technical College (UTC) which had to be rescued by its local FE college after a damning Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
