News Bright into administration Independent learning provider Bright International Training has gone into administration. The Warwickshire-based company, also known as Bright Assessing, has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted directors’ traineeship drop-out fears Too many learners are dropping out of traineeships, Ofsted FE and skills director Lorna Fitzjohn (pictured) has warned. Ms… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Late summer rush on FE loans materialises A late summer rush on FE loans predicted by the government after a slow uptake earlier in the year… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Framework deadline for AOs ‘false’ says AELP chief Segal Awarding organisations (AOs) should have had more time to submit new apprenticeship frameworks, Association of Employment and Learning Providers… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College staff vote on new strike – days before talks begin Staff at Lambeth College who went on a five-week strike towards the end of last academic year will be… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government departments ‘not together’ on skills Further Education leaders have backed Skills Commission findings that government departments were failing to work together on skills policy…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Quantity over quality’ warning over Labour apprenticeship pledges Ed Miliband’s apprenticeship pledges should be welcomed, but risk prioritising quantity over quality, FE sector leaders have warned. Association… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeships first among Miliband’s goals for Labour in power Apprenticeships will top a list of six goals to be outlined at the Labour conference by party leader Ed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commission identifies lack of joined-up working on skills at central government Central government departments are failing to work together on skills policy with “alarming” consequences for the UK workforce, according… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Shadow Business Secretary Umunna offers apprenticeship investment pledge Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna today told of his commitment to investment in apprenticeships and new technical degrees. In… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Governors urged to be ‘braver and trust your instincts’ over classroom quality Governors should “be a bit braver” when challenging colleges on teaching and learning, according to former Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Improved technical education one of Labour’s top three campaign priorities – Hunt Improving technical education is one of three key campaign priorities for Labour, Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has announced…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 829 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
