News Lords celebration for foundation learners The success of nearly 90 learners helped by the Helena Kennedy Foundation to overcome a variety of obstacles was… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Complete the overhaul of apprenticeships, small businesses group tells parties A challenge to complete the “overhaul” of apprenticeships is being put to the next government, as National Apprenticeship Week… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Develop ‘world class apprenticeships’ to tackle global productivity shortfall, report urges World class apprenticeships should be developed to solve a “productivity shortfall”, the International Skills Standards Organisation (INSSO) has claimed…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hartlepool Sixth Form College focused on numbers over quality, commissioner finds Hartlepool Sixth Form College focused too much on getting students through the doors and not of the quality of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News A4E up for sale Welfare-to-work provider A4E, which in January saw several employees found guilty of fraud, has been put up for sale…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Clegg marks National Apprenticeship Week Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has called on young people and employers to “get an apprenticeship” ahead of National… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College governance challenge set to ‘intensify’ with 24 pc funding cut warns union as BIS concedes spending reductions’ ‘profound’ effect on boards Next academic year’s 24 per cent FE funding cut will “intensify” the challenges faced by college governors, the University… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Local government thinktank’s ‘Heseltine-plus’ report calls for ‘abolition of the SFA’ and acknowledges FE representation on Lep boards an ‘urgent issue’ The abolition of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) within just over a year has been proposed by a local… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Apprenticeships commission puts colleges forward as solution to schools’ vocational offer for ‘all’ 14 to 16-year-olds All 14 to 16-year-olds should be able to study a vocational subject at school – and colleges could hold the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Scores of FE colleges involved in £3.75m project to boost sector’s higher education staff Almost 50 FE colleges will take part in a £3.75m project to help ensure industry knowledge is passed on by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Audit office FE finances probe should examine 24pc cut plans, say college leaders College leaders have called for a government National Audit Office (NAO) probe into college financial sustainability to consider the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Business Secretary Vince Cable calls for crackdown on ‘short-term tactical subcontracting’ Business Secretary Vince Cable has called on the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to crack down on “short-term tactical subcontracting”…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 854 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 20h Josh Mellor 20h 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
