News Apprentice scheme for 14 to 16-year-olds back before MPs as wage increase proposed Plans to revive the Young Apprenticeship Programme, offering 14 to 16-year-olds a work-based alternative to the classroom, are to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Functional Skills rejected in favour of GCSEs The government has come under fire for rejecting Functional Skills qualifications in favour of GCSEs in its entry requirements… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Outstanding college rapped over academy standards An academy backed by grade one-rated Walsall College has been warned by the government about “unacceptably low” standards. The… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Talks aiming to win JSA exemption for 18-year-olds The government is in talks to grant 18-year-olds an exemption that would allow them to take part in traineeships… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Provider told ‘stop running our quals’ by NCFE A Warwickshire-based provider has been ordered to stop running qualifications from a leading awarding organisation after it investigated allegations… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Tech group urges minister for online content quota All publicly-funded FE and skills courses should have a minimum of 10 per cent online content by 2015/16, a… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Sector pays warm tribute to FE champion Lord Bilston Tributes have flooded in for Labour life peer Lord Bilston (pictured) who launched the all-party parliamentary group for FE… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Talks set up in hope of avoiding sixth form college strikes Unions representing sixth form college teachers have agreed a series of talks with civil servants in a bid to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Outstanding college gets government warning over academy An academy backed by grade one-rated Walsall College has been warned by the government about “unacceptably low” standards. Schools… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Jobcentre Plus to help 16 and 17-year-olds, Deputy Prime Minister to announce Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is today expected to announce a raft of measures to help young people get… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Provider ordered to stop quals after malpractice probe A Warwickshire-based provider has been told it can no longer offer qualifications from a leading awarding organisation after it… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government reviews UK Commission for Employment and Skills A review of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has been launched by the Department for Business, Innovation… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 838 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 5d Shane Chowen 5d 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
