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 News Police on campus after bomb accused in court The principal of a college at the centre of an alleged bomb plot has sought to reassure staff and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Concern over college bonus despite ‘flaws’ An influential MP has complained that Newcastle College Group (NCG) could still receive government bonus payments despite being set… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Workload fears for new SFA boss Concern has been raised about the workload of Education Funding Agency (SFA) chief executive Peter Lauener after the same… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News HMRC tax apprentices — no ICT skills necessary Computer skills are “not relevant” for tax apprentices enrolling on a new framework at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College follows commissioner’s first merger advice The first of three colleges that FE Commissioner Dr David Collins suggested would struggle to maintain their long-term independence… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Agency review puts 1,600 quals in the funding firing line Public funding for nearly 700 adult qualifications is to be axed while a further 972 are also at risk… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Local authorities losing Neets track say MPs Participation in education, employment and training among 16, 17 and 18-year-olds will not improve unless the government tackles problems… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable reveals apprentice reform ‘difficulty’ Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted that continuing with controversial plans to demand employer cash contributions for apprenticeships would… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Reward college specialisms’ says CBI Colleges should be rewarded for specialisation, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said. In its report A better… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ambassador Holt learners hit by SFA delays Around 150 learners with government apprenticeship ambassador Jason Holt were left “stuck” and unable to register for the start… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Newcastle College bomb plot accused in court A teenager accused of plotting to blow up Newcastle College has appeared in court. Liam Lyburd, aged 18, of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 832 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 3h Anviksha Patel 3h 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
