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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
FE Week Reporter
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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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
Nick Linford


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
FE Week Reporter
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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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
Nick Linford
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
Nick Linford
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
Nick Linford

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

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
Shane Chowen