News Think-tank calls for youth guarantees and levies Youth guarantees and youth levies figure among new proposals from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) aimed at… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 Newer 1 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
