News Apprenticeship claim leads to another Tory and Labour fact spat Skills Minister Matthew Hancock challenged Labour’s understanding of apprenticeship starts following a week in which the Opposition’s fact-checking has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted’s separate school sixth form grading plan rubber-stamped with overwhelming support Ofsted’s plan to introduce separate graded judgements for school sixth forms next academic year has enjoyed overwhelming support in an official… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government hopes for late summer rush on FE loans after applications plummet The government said it was expecting a late summer rush for FE loan applications for 2014/15 with the number… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Council powers ‘should merge’ with SFA, EFA and DWP to form a new skills service, says local authority body The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a “joined-up employment and skills service” formed of powers from the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News City College Coventry principal Steve Logan discusses Ofsted improvement City College Coventry principal Steve Logan started in post just this week, and one of the first items on… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Commons education committee to investigate vocational education before general election Vocational education will be the focus of the House of Commons Education Select Committee’s last inquiry before the general… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Striking Lambeth College staff return to work just days before holiday Lambeth College staff who have been on strike since June 3 over new contracts went back to work today… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Leading academic sends Miliband back to classroom over ‘confusing’ technical degree plan Professor Alison Wolf has issued a stinging attack on Labour leader Ed Miliband’s plans to “revolutionise learning and training” by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted praise for college that revamped leadership after disastrous grade four result A Midland college that overhauled its leadership in the wake of a disastrous Ofsted inspection result has recorded improvement… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Labour plans technical degrees in learning and training ‘revolution’ Labour leader Ed Miliband has unveiled plans to “revolutionise learning and training” with new technical degrees delivered by the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Providers set to benefit from 2015-16 funding allocations for local enterprise partnerships The government has announced how it will split £2bn over the next financial year between 39 local enterprise partnerships… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Adult education could be funded per learner under Labour Post-19 funding could be allocated on a per student basis under a Labour government, Shadow Skills Minister Liam Byrne… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 835 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