News What has happened to 14 to 19 vocational education? Three years ago this month, the Wolf Report on the future of vocational education for 14 to 19-year-olds was… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Traineeship figures ‘deeply disappointing’ Figures showing that an average of just 127 people started on the government’s new youth unemployment traineeship scheme every… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Indies could face FoI ‘requirements’ Independent learning providers could become subject to Freedom of Information (FoI) Act “requirements” under government proposals. Firms that “carry… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College to close former Pearson in Practice centres West Nottinghamshire College has announced plans to shut almost half of the training centres it bought under last year’s… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Agency wants online delivery data Providers will have to say how much of their courses are delivered online in their individualised learner record (ILR)… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Lingfield reveals FE institute plans Chartered status for FE providers is just months away, the chair of the new Institution for Further Education has… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government in childcare qualifications ‘neglect’ Concerns have been expressed after a “key aspect” of recommendations on the future of childcare qualifications was “neglected” by… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News More strikes threatened Further strike action at sixth form colleges could be on the cards after a walkout by staff on Thursday… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Staff unsure of under fire principal’s future Staff at a college in the South West are in the dark about the future of their principal after… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Councils face Hancock’s wrath over teen tracking Nine more councils are to get a slap on the wrist over their tracking of 16 and 17-year-olds, just… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Traineeship figures revealed for first time The government has said traineeships were “off to a good start” as it revealed 3,300 starts in six months. It… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Sixth form college staff walk out over pay and conditions Sixth form college teachers up and down the country have walked out of work as part of a strike by… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo