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 News Exclusive: Functional skills handed lifeline Functional Skills could be set for a return to government favour with Skills Minister Nick Boles having revealed plans… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Exclusive: Skills Minister hints at scrapping cash contributions plan Plans to introduce mandatory employer cash contributions for apprenticeships could be scrapped, Skills Minister Nick Boles has indicated. In… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New centre prompts hope of vocational catch-up Professor Alison Wolf has told of her hopes that a new national vocational education centre to influence policy and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Opening ceremony marks the start of Euro Skills 2014 – come on Team UK At the start, last night’s opening ceremony for EuroSkills 2014 felt like quite a muted affair — the photographer,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Team UK arrive in Lille ahead of Euro Skills 2014 Yesterday morning, Team UK set out for EuroSkills in Lille. The 19 young men and women will compete against… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Businesses key to improving careers advice, Education Secretary tells party conference Businesses should work more closely with schools on improving careers advice, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said today. Despite claims… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Home of new HS2 college revealed The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail has been revealed by the government. It will… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Jobcentre Plus to advise young people from age of 15, pledges IDS Jobcentre Plus will provide careers advice to learners as young as 15, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Labour Conference: questions over Miliband’s skills aim Labour leader Ed Miliband’s 2014 conference address has prompted FE and skills sector questions about figures behind his pledge… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cut benefits for under 21s to fund three million apprenticeships – Cameron The Conservatives will increase the number of apprenticeships from 2m to 3m in the next Parliament funded by cuts… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shadow Education Minister Ali resigns The Junior Shadow Minister for Education Rushanara Ali has stepped down after refusing to take part in yesterday’s vote… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
