News Exam papers ‘could be lost’ after ‘technical error’ A “technical error” in collecting Functional Skills papers has left learners across the country unsure whether their City &… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Row breaks out over quals funding email claims A bitter row has broken out between two awarding organisations (AOs) over claims one had “lost” public funding for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sector politicians are all bookies’ favourites These are the political faces we’ve come to know in the world of FE and skills — but how… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Eight FE and skills ideas that ran out of steam — remember any of them? As the dawn of a new government with the possibility of a raft of new policies approaches, former FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeships and careers advice key to Lib Dem youth unemployment plans, Clegg to reveal Apprenticeships and one-on-one careers advice will play a key role in Liberal Democrat plans to cut youth unemployment to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE Commissioner launches city-wide review looking at merging Nottingham’s two biggest colleges The FE Commissioner has launched a city-wide review of vocational education in Nottingham which is looking at merging the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Plea for an FE & skills lifeline Funding, change, workload and bureaucracy topped the list of concerns in the second annual FE Week sector survey. Worries… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New lead sponsor for Skills Show revealed Vocational education charity the Edge Foundation is the new lead sponsor for the Skills Show, it has been announced…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Education and Training Foundation workforce survey highlights Functional Skills teacher recruitment problem A third of work-based learning providers are finding it difficult to recruit Functional Skills (FS) teachers, a survey by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bank fines to fund 50k apprenticeships and traineeships for unemployed 22 to 24-year-olds under Tories A Conservative-led government would use a £200m fund from bank fines issued in the wake of the Libor scandal… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Extra freedoms for FE ‘limited’, claims 157 Group report Delivery of extra freedoms for the FE sector has been “limited” despite being central to government policy for years,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Takeover agreed for A4e to create ‘biggest’ Work Programme contractor Welfare-to-work provider A4e has been sold to recruitment services firm Staffline in a £35.4m deal that includes £11m of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
