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 News SFA ‘top-up’ on Esol welcomed — but concern for 2015/16 A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) move to allow “topping-up” on funding for new English for Speakers of Other Languages… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Staff get ‘improved’ offer as strike vote ends Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike just before the summer holiday and are considering further industrial… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Phones 4u apprentices find new employers The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and subcontractor EQL Solutions have revealed plans to support apprentices left unemployed after Phones… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Childcare sector calls for return of Functional Skills as entry option Childcare qualification providers have called for Functional Skills to be reinstated as entry requirements for early years educator (EYE)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News All aboard for the Skills Show Plans for the third annual Skills Show have been unveiled, featuring more than 50 hands-on activities, a new tour… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 835 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo 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 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 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
