News Byrne quizzed on ‘pregnant panda question’ Labour’s stance on government apprenticeship reforms in which employers will take a greater role in drawing up frameworks and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges sent back to drawing board after ‘aggressive’ renaming Plans for a college name-change that a local MP branded “an aggressive act” towards nearby competitor colleges have been… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Lambeth College’s ‘indefinite strike’ heads into day four Teachers and lecturers at Lambeth College are preparing for a fourth day of industrial action as part of their… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship target in Queen’s Speech draws ‘to-ing and fro-ing’ warning on reforms The government has been warned about “to-ing and fro-ing” on apprenticeships policy after a Queen’s Speech today in which… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Minister rejects calls to scrap apprenticeship fees at AELP conference Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has rejected calls for in-kind contributions towards apprenticeships to count as part of employers’ mandatory… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Election countdown brings AELP call for more joined-up policy on youth unemployment Greater integration of government policy on youth unemployment is among the priorities for the Association of Employment and Learning… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Process document offers glimpse of inner-workings of new FE Commissioner role Providers have been offered an insight into the work of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins with the publication of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ex-Barnfield boss talks ghost learners, financial probes and the Audi pay-off In June 2005, Peter Birkett joined Barnfield College as principal. But six years later, having been knighted for “services… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Party politics worry over new quality mark Senior FE and skills figures have told of their concerns that the sector’s new chartered status quality mark could… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Bosses face apprentice bill of up to £9k Providers could receive up to £27,000 for every apprentice they train — but £9,000 of that cash would have… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Two providers keep EFA contracts despite grade 4s Two out of eight providers hit with an Ofsted grade four rating since February last year have been allowed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Esol hold-up welcomed amid new qual concerns The extension of existing funding rules and postponement of new qualifications for English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 13h Josh Mellor 13h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
