News New SFA chief announced The new Skills Funding Agency chief executive has been announced. Former Salford City Council boss Barbara Spicer (pictured) has… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hunt’s ‘Institutes of Technical Education’ plans Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt used his first speech in post to announce plans for Institutes of Technical Education…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Advice ‘scam’ warnings lead to firm closure A business that tried to charge young people £25 each to register for apprenticeships has apparently closed following pressure… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Careers advice prompt for Number 10 Prime Minister David Cameron has been ordered to “get a move on” to improve the careers advice given to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Access cash ‘must’ go to traineeships The demise of access to apprenticeship (AtA) has led to a call for colleges to be allowed to use… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 Newer 1 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
