News WorldSkills wins £18m BIS boost The government has pledged to continue funding the Skills Show, skills competitions and the UK’s entry to WorldSkills for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Light-bulb moments’ figure in final IfL survey The results of the final Institute for Learning (IfL) survey of teachers and trainers in FE and skills are presented… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Adult skills budget going on ‘wrong sort of IT’ Further education colleges have a vital role to play in bringing digital skills qualifications up to date to boost… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Reform warning as apprenticeships plummet Apprenticeship funding reforms have been thrust back into the spotlight after government figures indicated the programme was heading for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship starts fall by more than 60,000, according to government figures All-age apprenticeships starts fell by 13 per cent last year according to provisional government data released this morning. The… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AELP to demand continued investment in skills at autumn conference The government will face calls for continued investment in FE and skills when sector leaders meet in Birmingham today…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Up front accreditation of quals to end next month, Ofqual boss reveals The requirement for qualifications to be accredited by Ofqual before they are regulated will be lifted from next month,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College strike off after High Court rules in AoC’s favour A planned strike by staff at colleges in England has been called off after the High Court handed down… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Unsustained’ initiatives and ‘inability to learn lessons’ affecting skills system, report warns Further education and skills has been marred by frequent change and “unsustained” initiatives, and a “lack of organisational memory”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Liberal Democrat party conference : Apprentice minimum wage pledge from Business Secretary Plans to boost apprentices’ pay by more than £1 an-hour have been cautiously welcomed amid concerns the rise could… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted reinspection timeframe halved Ofsted proposals to halve the time between inspections of good FE and skills providers have been questioned by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New policy behind rise in gcse resitters at college Learners are turning to FE after being refused entry to school sixth forms following a change in government policy,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 832 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 37mins Anviksha Patel 37mins 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
