News Stepping stone qualifications not ruled out by government The government has declined to rule out a new GCSE “stepping stone” qualification for struggling apprentices. The Department for… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Miliband risks wrath of employers over apprenticeships Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was prepared to risk falling out with employers by forcing them to hire… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Lack of progress on ‘bullying’ A Peterborough-based provider made “insufficient progress” in protecting the welfare of its learners and preventing bullying and abuse, Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Arbitration judge clears ‘ruined’ provider over fraud allegations A Berkshire provider left in ruins after the Skills Funding Agency terminated its contract amid allegations of fraud has… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News ETF hands back £7m The Education and Training Foundation was heading for a £7m underspend this financial year, FE Week can exclusively reveal…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Powerful new FE Commissioner announced A former principal and ex-president of the Association of Colleges has been appointed as the government’s first FE Commissioner…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Miliband meets college apprentices after launching digital skills taskforce Labour leader Ed Miliband gave his personal seal of approval to a new creative and digital media… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News FE Week and Me finalists 2013 A judging panel made up of representatives from FE Week, NCFE and the Royal Photographic Society had the unenviable… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Hawk swoops for a grade one The 14-month wait for an outstanding independent learning provider (ILP) under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework is over. The… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News, Opinion Hancock, Whitehead and the £40bn employer spend claim Is the claim, most recently made in the Whitehead Review, that employers in England spend £40bn on training true,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Two big employers hit Ofsted low Two big name employers have been hit with damning grade four Ofsted inspection results. InterContinental Hotels Group Services Company… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hawk swoops for a grade one The 14-month wait for an outstanding independent learning provider (ILP) under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework is over. The… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 829 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