News Strikes loom as college job losses announced The announcement of up to 700 job losses in eight colleges in England has prompted industrial unrest. Members of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Pember is back for AoC review The former head of FE and skills investment at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College ‘suspends’ rape case student A teenage student was suspended from a college in Yorkshire after claiming she was raped and sexually assaulted by… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News LSIS prepares to hand over the baton The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has published a report exploring the legacy it will leave when it… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Report calls for female apprenticeship targets The government has been urged to set private contractor targets to boost the number of female apprentices in sectors… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News A battle against each other and the elements Eight teams compete in the Lake District for top honours in a national contest for apprentices Scores of youngsters… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Arise Sir Charlie The world of FE is to welcome a new knight of the realm in UK Commission for Employment and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Physical and verbal abuse exposed The Skills Funding Agency has demanded “immediate action to safeguard the welfare of all trainees” at a Midland-based provider… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Audit office examines agency’s performance Officials from the National Audit Office are investigating the Education Funding Agency to “consider whether it is prepared to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Careers report ‘ducks’ funding issues A report that called for a “culture change” on careers guidance has been criticised for shying away from “difficult… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding rates still a sector concern Concerns remain about a Skills Funding Agency policy aimed at “smoothing” the impact of its new payment regime, despite… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Research to look at dip in part-time HE in FE The Association of Colleges and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) are backing research into the delivery… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 831 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