News Professor Wolf tells of ‘unease’ at 16-19 GCSE exemption Study programmes architect Professor Alison Wolf has warned that a Department for Education (DfE) English and maths qualification exemption… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Gazelle departures prompt membership review Three colleges have revealed plans to leave the Gazelle College Group this month, taking the total number quitting before… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable acts on apprentice rule after legal threat A “five-year rule” forcing early years apprentices to re-sit for qualifications they already had could be scrapped after a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Science museum hosts FE and skills technology talk Google glasses, YouTube and digital reward badges were all hot topics at a learning technology discussion group for FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice training clash after NI break for bosses Unions and business leaders have clashed over the issue of investment in training after Chancellor George Osborne announced the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Red tape reduction efforts need ‘democratic scrutiny’ The failure of a government plan to make any major dent in £300m of FE and skills sector red… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal of cash-strapped college backs ‘look at finances’ plea for Ofsted The principal of a college recovering from financial difficulties has backed FE Commissioner Dr David Collins in his view… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Employers shamed for underpaying workers — including apprentices The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has named and shamed 25 employers for failing to pay the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bank of BIS launches emergency college loans General FE colleges turned away by the banks and facing financial meltdown have been thrown a possible lifeline with… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News BIS plan to cut £300m FE and skills red tape shaves just 2 pc off costs for providers, audit office finds A government plan to reduce £300m of FE and skill bureaucracy has come under fire from Public Accounts Committee… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Chancellor hands employers National Insurance break for apprentices aged 24 and below and promises £20m for careers advice Chancellor George Osborne today announced that employers will no longer have to pay national insurance contributions (NIC) on apprentices aged… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Second wave of maths upskilling courses planned for FE teachers The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) will run a second wave of training courses aimed at increasing the number… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo