News The AoC chief executive shares his thoughts after the three day conference After an exhausting few days, Association of Colleges chief executive Martin Doel shared his thoughts with FE Week editor… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Quarter of FE loans are waiting to be processed Just over a quarter of applications for FE loans had not been successfully processed by the end of October,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Brave Vicky claims student of year title Barking and Dagenham College student Vicky Knight, who set up a charity for burns victims after being horrifically injured… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College boards ‘dominated’ by white men A survey is set to reveal the extent of “under-representation” of black and ethnic minority groups on college governing… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers advice is heading towards cliff-edge, CBI warns The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that careers guidance is “heading towards a cliff edge”, joining sector-wide… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Number of traineeship starts ‘disappointing’ Uptake on the government’s flagship traineeship scheme is failing to reach expectations, according to senior FE figures. It is… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Principal ‘on leave’ after drama head’s rant The principal of a large London college has taken a leave of absence following the suspension of an apparently… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Baker defends UTC under-recruitment Former Education Secretary Lord Baker has defended University Technical College (UTCs) after it was revealed that some were running… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 Newer 1 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 831 Older Must read 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 7d Shane Chowen 7d 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
