News Veil ban college principal to retire The principal of a Midland college at the centre of a row this month over the use of veils… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Week at Labour Party Conference 2013 The FE Week team attended the first day of the Labour Party Conference in Brighton yesterday. We held a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Labour calls time on the level 2 apprenticeship Labour’s Skills Taskforce, chaired by Chris Husbands, has today published a report on apprenticeships: A revolution in apprenticeships: a something-for-something deal with employers…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Labour announce plans to create an apprentice for each foreign worker Ed Miliband, the Labour Party leader, has announced plans to force firms to take on an apprentice every time… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Labour shadow visits Walsall College New policies due soon, says Hunt New announcements about Labour Party policy on FE will be released within a… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges’ move after bully claims Allegations of bullying and physical abuse have prompted three subcontractor colleges to take over apprenticeships from a Midland-based prime… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Former Blackburn College worker jailed for work credit card fraud A Lancashire college purchasing officer has been jailed for a year for using a work credit card to splash… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Foundation publishes partner commitments The Education and Training Foundation has announced £75,000-worth of partner commitments with four FE bodies. The foundation, the FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Exam talks over Ramadan clash fears Qualifications bodies have been in talks with Muslim groups over concerns the summer exams season could be affected by… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Zero-hour review gets unions’ welcome Further education unions have given a cautious welcome to newly-announced government consultations on zero-hour contracts and apprentice pay. A… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges win meal deal, indies miss out Further education students are to get free school meals, the government has announced — but learners at independent training… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Kwik Fit’s unpaid traineeship branded ‘unacceptable’ Kwik Fit has come under fire from the National Union of Students (NUS) for running unpaid traineeships of up… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 831 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 5d Shane Chowen 5d 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
