News Ofsted clash on work experience Further education leaders clashed with Ofsted over whether students needed work experience outside of their colleges. The exchange took… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hancock to divert cash to employers Apprenticeships are to be funded through employers, Skills Minister Matthew Hancock announced at the Association of Colleges (AoC) conference… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College staff plan December strike over pay Further education colleges in England are set to be hit by staff strikes over pay early next month. Members… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Up to 50,000 teenagers studying dead-end courses, claims think-tank Tens of thousands of 16 to 18-year-olds are taking dead-end courses that will end with no job and will… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News On location at the Skills Show – FE Week team out and about From Birmingham in 2013 to Brazil in 2015 Around 700 talented young people competed to be crowned the best… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Stockport goes from grade one to four A 9,000-learner college in Greater Manchester has plummeted from an outstanding Ofsted rating to inadequate. Stockport College achieved the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News ‘Good quality’ college projects rejected by SFA The Skills Funding Agency was forced to reject several “good quality” college projects to avoid an overspend in its… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship award winners Top apprentices were celebrated during the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Awards at the Skills Show last Thursday. Apprentices from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Challenges and opportunities for colleges Association of Colleges chief executive Martin Doel takes time out of his busy conference preparation schedule to tell FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Last piece of Elmfield sold off to NCG The last piece of troubled provider Elmfield has been sold off after the company went into administration last month…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Information Authority board scrapped by BIS The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has scrapped the Information Authority (IA) board. It was announced on… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 Newer 1 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 839 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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