News National college numbers swell to seven ‘to fill important gap’ Three new national colleges will train workers for the manufacturing, wind energy and creative and cultural industries, the government… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AoC defends colleges after Wilshaw renews questions over engagement Click here to view the whole spread FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Alternative needed before QCF ends, Ofqual warned Ofqual has been warned it needs an alternative system in place when it scraps the qualifications and credit framework… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News MPs told 16 to 18 apprentice reforms could hit numbers The number of 16 to 18 apprenticeships offer from employers could fall as a direct result of proposed reforms,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Stability hopes with quals lists for 2017 tables The publication of official lists of technical and vocational qualifications that will figure in 2017 performance tables has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Dear Santa…’ the sector’s Christmas wish list With a general election, tightening funding and the ongoing apprenticeship reforms, next year looks set to be a turbulent… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable concession on ‘two million’ apprentice claims Government claims to have overseen the two millionth apprentice start have been met with caution after Business Secretary Vince… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘More complexity’ fears for AELP on careers plan The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has expressed “real concerns” about the government’s creation of a new company… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Outstanding’ indie hosts lavish Lords awards event Above, pictured from left: Professional cricketer Tom Poynton, Castus apprentice Laura Martin, aged 23, cricketer Wayne Madsen, Baroness Kennedy,… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Payment link to new outcome measures rejected Skills Minister Nick Boles (pictured) has announced a second consultation on outcome-based success measures having all but ruled out… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Falling numbers and competition blamed as Totton seeks merger A Hampshire sixth form college principal has blamed falling learner numbers and local competition for financial problems forcing it… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News JCP traineeship ‘target’ after ‘concerns scheme extends benefit claims’ Job Centre Plus (JCP) staff have been set a “target” of 10,000 traineeship referrals amid concerns the youth unemployment… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 835 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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
