News Success for the free lunch campaign Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader, has announced this afternoon that the government will extend free… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Interview with Ofsted careers guidance report author Q&A with Ofsted inspector Karen Adriaanse, author of the education watchdog’s report Going in the right direction? Careers guidance… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hull 14 to 16-year-olds leading the way to college Seven colleges in England are for the first time taking on young teenagers. Hull College Group is one of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College backs down on veil ban Birmingham Met defended its ban after media attention but has now ‘listened’ to students and ‘modified’ the controversial policy … Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Tutor sacked after college sex talk complaints A college in the North East has sacked a female tutor after she allegedly talked to her class about… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Barclays sticks by Elmfield Training The Skills Funding Agency has been “working closely” with Barclays Bank over its apprenticeship plans with Elmfield Training after… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Commissioner: only the brave need apply These are the tough nuts you’ll have to crack if you want to be the new FE Commissioner, FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Qualifications cull comes under FAB fire A cull of more than 1,800 adult qualifications that had little or no uptake has come under fire from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers plan after wrath of Wilshaw The government has announced an action plan to tackle poor careers advice after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw attacked… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College defends Muslim veil ban A Midland college has defended its security policy that effectively bans Muslim students wearing face veils, but refused to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Youth unemployment rises The unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds has risen slightly to 21 per cent, according to official figures released… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Ofsted boss Sir Michael hits out at schools over careers guidance Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has attacked schools over their record on providing careers guidance saying “too few are… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 831 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