News Apprenticeship challenge tests mental and physical stamina to limit The mental and physical stamina of high-achieving apprentices was tested to the limit in the finals of the Brathay… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College providing virtual answers in class The mention of virtual reality learning is one that will trigger visions of clunky visors and black Lycra bodysuits… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Learners’ uni hopes hit by strike Desperate learners at Lambeth College have called on union leaders and college bosses to get back around the negotiating… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Employers fail on apprentice wage Apprentices were among the workers to have suffered at the hands of underpaying bosses listed by the Department for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted to end lesson gradings in FE pilot Ofsted is to ditch graded lesson observations in an FE and skills in a pilot following a University College… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College bouncing back from inspection shock A formerly outstanding college that in just four years plummeted to inadequate across the board has started moving in… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Pilot for 16 to 19s after Career College blow A London college is to launch its own pilot Career College after failing to make the cut for the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College bribery claim before plans meeting North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) has been accused of bribery for offering a day’s leave if staff… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Learner destination worries over homepage proposals Concerns about the tracking of learner destinations have emerged with a new consultation on plans for colleges and schools… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lingfield gets £350k budget The body behind a new quality mark for FE providers will get taxpayer funding of up to £350k this… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Give ‘grandfather’ funding option, says CBI The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has told the government that employers should be able to ignore apprenticeship reforms… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hugh Baird and Oldham colleges to open first Career Colleges as plans for at least ten more are announced The first two Career Colleges have been announced, while plans for at least a further 10 next year —… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 829 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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