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 News It’s Brazil to lift the World Cup say FE and skills leaders in FE Week fundraiser Brazilian magic will see the host nation lift the World Cup in just over a month’s time — that’s… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Former principal of Warwickshire College steps in at troubled Lewisham and Southwark College (Lesoco) Lesoco has brought in the former chair of the 157 Group to take over as interim consultant principal following… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges and schools to put performance measures on website home pages Colleges and schools will have to show key performance data on their website home pages under Department for Education… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News VQ Day Owen’s blinder at VQ Day Awards Day Awards celebrate the learners, employers and teachers who demonstrate the success of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice chief forces home cash message on funding reforms A high-ranking government official has reinforced Skills Minister Matthew Hancock’s assertion that only cold, hard cash would count as… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Gove seeks college help after latest UTC blow Education Secretary Gove asks Bedford College to save UTC All Ofsted UTC results inadequate or requires improvement ‘Too early… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bright pulls out of provider market Bright Assessing chief executive Krissy Charles-Jones (pictured) has said the firm was “no longer a training provider” after all… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hancock issues traineeship pledge after rule omission Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has revealed that he would “take steps” to stop any provider delivering traineeships in less… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College picket lines head into second week Strike-hit Lambeth College was expected to be heading into week two of industrial action with staff having walked out… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commissioner details fail to stop ATL questions Questions remain over the role of the FE Commissioner despite the government having published a detailed outline of the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 835 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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