News Cable in ‘kill off FE’ claim at Lib Dem conference Business Secretary Vince Cable has claimed that government officials suggested “killing off FE” by cutting sector funding, it has… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Quest for EuroSkills glory under way for Team UK Hundreds of skilled young tradesmen and women from across Europe came together to compete in a range of skills… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Conservatives Conference: No new cash behind citizen service pledge Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for guaranteed access to the National Citizen Service will not be backed up with… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable calls for 40pc apprentice minimum wage rise Apprentices’ pay could rise by almost 40 per cent if a plan by Business Secretary Vince Cable is approved…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Team UK triumph at EuroSkills 2014 FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News EuroSkills 2014 competitions come to an end — awards await Day three at Lille brought with it the promise of the final break to the rigorous and testing competitions…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Challenging first day for Team UK at Lille EuroSkills The massive hall of the Grand Palais in Lille where the skills competitions take place feels like a cross… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Joint survey paints college enrolment picture Colleges from up and down the country have revealed how many students have joined their courses this year as… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal’s ‘keep faith with learners’ plea after stepping in to save teens The principal of an East London college that stepped in to save sixth form learners dumped over their AS-level… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Free school green light for Weston and Bedford Two general further education colleges have been given the green light to open free schools in the latest round… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Miliband’s wage pledge could see apprentices win 23pc raise The apprenticeship minimum wage could rise by 23 per cent if Labour wins next year’s general election. The party… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE providers in HS2 college plans At least 10 FE and skills sector providers could be involved with the new National College for High Speed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 829 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