News UKCES report branded ‘disappointing’ for missing out indies A report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) which warned workforce skills and skills provision must… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Weymouth principal suspended amid financial difficulties Weymouth College principal Liz Myles has been suspended — around six months after FE Commissioner Dr David Collins identified… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College poised for indefinite strike — again Indefinite strike action could be set to hit Lambeth College for the second time in eight months, after unions… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Careers advice on apprenticeships criticised by Ofsted FE and skills boss Ofsted FE and skills director Lorna Fitzjohn told the House of Commons Education Select Committee that too many schools… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News All-age apprentice starts down for second consecutive year but improvement for 16 to 18 The number of new apprentices in 2013/14 was down by nearly 70,000 on the previous year — the second consecutive annual… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News John Leggott College issued with financial notice to improve after second inadequate rating in two years A Scunthorpe sixth form college has been told to sort out its bank balance or face intervention after being… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Measure job outcomes as success — not just qualifications’ says UKCES Success in the FE and skills sector should be measured by job outcomes and not just qualifications, the UK… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Neet numbers down on-quarter and on-year The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) has fallen on-quarter and on-year. Figures for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AoC launches 10-point manifesto for general election The Association of Colleges (AoC) has launched a manifesto setting out key issues affecting FE that it wants the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News 24 MPs back £10 wage motion A bid to put the apprentice minimum wage on a par with that of ‘normal’ workers — and for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable warns principals of bleak funding future Money for FE “will be scarce”, no matter who wins the general election, Business Secretary Vince Cable has warned…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commissioner on collision course with Ofsted Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins has called for change at Ofsted if it is to “be more useful”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 832 Older Must read 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 5h Anviksha Patel 5h 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
