News ‘Future-proof’ careers listed in new UKCES report A new careers guidance report highlights today’s jobs that are set to stand the test of time and highlights… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofqual scraps QCF Ofqual has confirmed it is to remove the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) rules. The decision was confirmed today… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Cable marks ‘two million’ apprentice starts Business Secretary Vince Cable was at Abingdon and Witney College to mark the “two millionth” apprentice. He met 16-year-old… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Thinktank calls for 14 to 19 review as it issues warning of ‘sleepwalking’ into RPA A new report from a left-of-centre thinktank has warned the Coalition is “sleepwalking” into the raised participation age and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fourth ‘national college’ gets digital skills focus England’s fourth national college will focus on digital skills and coding, it has been revealed. The National College for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Morgan rejects AoC manifesto call on A-levels Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has rejected an Association of College (AoC) manifesto call to keep AS-levels linked to A-levels…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
