News Race is on for 3m apprenticeships Apprenticeship target a ‘significant challenge’ The creation of 3m apprenticeships by 2020 is a “significant challenge” that can only be achieved… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Javid — will he be Treasury stooge or FE friend? Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed the Conservative MP Sajid Javid (pictured) as Business Secretary in his new majority… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna withdraws from Labour leadership race Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has dropped his bid to run the Labour Party, citing the “scrutiny and attention”… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Full report on FE Week and Policy Consortium second annual sector survey released The full report on the results of the second annual FE Week and Policy Consortium survey has been published. The… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Workload and constant change driving up stress Working in FE today is more stressful than at any point in the last six years due to workloads… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Former college tutor jailed for ‘horrific’ animal cruelty *WARNING – CONTAINS IMAGE OF DOG INJURIES A former Canterbury College tutor has been jailed for animal cruelty after… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Pearson stops certificating higher education course at general FE college over grading and enrolment concerns Pearson has stopped certificating a higher education course at Sussex Coast College Hastings (pictured) because of concerns over a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE leaders welcome new Business Secretary Javid’s ‘experience’ of sector Sector leaders have welcomed Sajid Javid’s “experience” of FE after David Cameron announced he would take over as Business… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Boles re-appointed as Skills Minister in Cameron’s new government Nick Boles is to continue to serve as Skills Minister, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. The newly-re-elected MP for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Show organisers Find a Future on hunt for new chief executive The chief executive of Skills Show organisers Find a Future Ross Maloney (pictured above) is to leave for the Scouts… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sajid Javid appointed as new Business Secretary Former Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has been appointed to run the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Mr Javid… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News The rise of the grade three provider — a sector-wide story Click here to view the table The proportion of colleges and independent learning providers (ILPs) ordered to improve by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 854 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 15h Josh Mellor 15h 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
