News Future of fracking training in the hands of Blackpool and The Fylde College The training of engineers for the fracking industry will be led by Blackpool and The Fylde College after the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Further FE cuts ‘disastrous’, sector warns Further cuts to FE would be “disastrous,” sector leaders have warned amid claims another £48bn could be slashed from… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cameron gives business leaders his lifelong learning commitment Prime Minister David Cameron renewed his commitment to lifelong learning in England in a speech to business leaders. Mr… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Competition for new sixth form provision figures among recommendations in SFCA’s newly-released 2015 manifesto The Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) has launched its 2015 manifesto calling for a national funding formula to reflect… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Police investigate suspected chemical attack at College of West Anglia Police are investigating a suspected chemical attack at a college in Norfolk that left 30 learners needing medical attention. One… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey issues ‘stability’ plea over quals as Skills Minister Nick Boles considers Functional Skills rebrand Qualifications should remain “as stable as possible,” Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey (pictured) has warned Skills Minister Nick Boles as he… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form college bosses’ £500 ‘incentive’ raises ethics query Concerns about the “ethical use of funding” have been raised after a sixth form college started advertising £500 incentives… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News MPs hear young apprenticeship programme comeback call Apprenticeships for 14 to 16-year-olds should make a comeback, sector experts have told MPs. All eight witnesses appearing before… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Former learners compete for champion title One of these three former learners will be crowned apprentice champion of the year at the Skills Show in… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Strode scores outstanding clean sweep A Somerset college has scored a clean sweep of outstanding headline ratings in a glowing Ofsted report. Strode College,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE borrowing move ‘unfair’ — SFCA The Department for Education (DfE) has defended its continued refusal to exempt sixth form colleges from VAT after a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges team up with uni to produce legal offer New vocational routes into the legal profession have been opened up after a partnership between FE colleges and a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo