News Cash-strapped college faces being split up The new principal of a debt-ridden college has admitted that a merger three years ago has failed — and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Government launch consultation in response to Richard Review The government has today published their response to the Richard Review in a “plan to redefine apprenticeships”, starting with a formal consultation…. Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Special FE Week Auction – iPad mini for HKF Bid here for a fabulous iPad Mini (16GB, in black) and help raise money for Helena Kennedy Foundation. … FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Richard waits for minister’s verdict Entrepreneur Doug Richard has reignited his argument with the Association of Employment and Learning Providers that workforce tax breaks… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Students stay in official net migration figures The government’s response to the Business Innovation and Skills select committee report on overseas students and migration is a… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News ‘Excellent’ grade dismissed FE bosses have urged Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw to be cautious about creating an “excellent” Ofsted grade… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Hancock calls for merger review Two colleges in the Midlands have been told by FE minister Matthew Hancock to go back to the drawing… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Free lunches still off the menu The government has been accused of inconsistency over a campaign to extend free lunches to students in sixth-form and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Esol funding ‘safe’ The Skills Funding Agency wants to allay fears that a new payment regime could reduce funding for adult language… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News ‘Focus on job skills not league tables’ Government plans to introduce new post-16 performance tables for level three vocational qualifications have come under fire from the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News National Apprenticeship Week Photography Competition If you provide apprenticeships then encourage your learners to take a photograph that represents their apprenticeship and be in… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Q&A with Ofsted’s Sir Michael Wilshaw Sir Michael Wilshaw (pictured left), Ofsted’s chief inspector, tells FE Week of his experiences looking at Germany’s apprenticeship system… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Newer 1 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
