News Last-minute hopes to avoid college strikes The University and College Union (UCU) said it was calling for eleventh-hour talks with the Association of Colleges (AoC)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship loans still showing no sign of take-off Just over a quarter of applications for FE loans had not been successfully processed by the end of October,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers guidance in ‘crisis’ as survey finds less than one in five given vocational qualification advice The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that careers guidance is “heading towards a cliff edge”, joining sector-wide… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Two rounds of college funding unleash £232m in government cash The government is to release £232.7m of funding to revamp more than 50 colleges who will match-fund with £250m… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Week and Me winner 2013 Hasan Chowhury’s winning photo I feel my photo represents college because it captured the learning moment. It reminds… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Charity gets £10k boost after night of music, food and fundraising auction More than £10,000 is heading to the Helena Kennedy Foundation after the third annual FE Week charity auction. Click… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Liverpool college revisit A college in North England branded inadequate by Ofsted just four years after it was deemed outstanding is struggling… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New SFA chief announced The new Skills Funding Agency chief executive has been announced. Former Salford City Council boss Barbara Spicer (pictured) has… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hunt’s ‘Institutes of Technical Education’ plans Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt used his first speech in post to announce plans for Institutes of Technical Education…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Advice ‘scam’ warnings lead to firm closure A business that tried to charge young people £25 each to register for apprenticeships has apparently closed following pressure… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Careers advice prompt for Number 10 Prime Minister David Cameron has been ordered to “get a move on” to improve the careers advice given to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Access cash ‘must’ go to traineeships The demise of access to apprenticeship (AtA) has led to a call for colleges to be allowed to use… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
