News New Skills Minister Nick Boles admits to knowing ‘nothing’ about sector New Skills Minister Nick Boles admitted to knowing “nothing” about the sector during his first parliamentary appearance in the job,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Niace chief in gruelling father-and-son charity cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats — and a bit There are surely less gruelling ways of spending quality father-and-son time than a bike ride the length of Great… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sector welcomes new Skills Minister and Education Secretary as Cabinet-bound Matthew Hancock issues farewell message The FE sector has been quick to have its say on today’s appointments of Nick Boles to Skills Minister and Nicky… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Trade union and business leaders set for agreement over traineeship pay and work experience Trade union and business leaders are negotiating a joint agreement on traineeships over the issues of pay and work… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Nick Boles is new Skills Minister after move to joint role at BIS and DfE Former Planning Minister Nick Boles has taken on a joint role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Hancock to attend Cabinet in new business role as Cameron shakes up top team Matthew Hancock has moved to a new shared role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Nicky Morgan replaces Gove at DfE as Cameron promotes women to top jobs Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan, who has served in two Treasury positions, is the new Education Secretary following the departure… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Nine more colleges set to take on 14 to 16-year-olds Nine more colleges could take on learners from the age of 14 next academic year, FE Week can reveal…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine a World Cup winner just like German stars The name of Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine can be listed with World Cup-winning German stars such as Mesut Ozil, Philipp Lahm… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New family learning group set for FE members A new national forum for family learning which met this month for the first time looks set for membership… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News ETF chief defends handing £1m learning tech contract to Gazelle amid ‘scepticism’ of the organisation Education and Training Foundation (ETF) chief executive David Russell has spoken out to defend the awarding of a £1m… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News England won’t join European apprenticeship body, says Skills Minister Matthew Hancock Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has ruled out joining a European apprenticeship development body, despite his counterparts in Wales, Scotland… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 850 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
