News Colleges win meal deal, indies miss out Further education students are to get free school meals, the government has announced — but learners at independent training… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Kwik Fit’s unpaid traineeship branded ‘unacceptable’ Kwik Fit has come under fire from the National Union of Students (NUS) for running unpaid traineeships of up… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Success for the free lunch campaign Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader, has announced this afternoon that the government will extend free… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Interview with Ofsted careers guidance report author Q&A with Ofsted inspector Karen Adriaanse, author of the education watchdog’s report Going in the right direction? Careers guidance… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Hull 14 to 16-year-olds leading the way to college Seven colleges in England are for the first time taking on young teenagers. Hull College Group is one of… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News College backs down on veil ban Birmingham Met defended its ban after media attention but has now ‘listened’ to students and ‘modified’ the controversial policy … Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Tutor sacked after college sex talk complaints A college in the North East has sacked a female tutor after she allegedly talked to her class about… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Barclays sticks by Elmfield Training The Skills Funding Agency has been “working closely” with Barclays Bank over its apprenticeship plans with Elmfield Training after… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Commissioner: only the brave need apply These are the tough nuts you’ll have to crack if you want to be the new FE Commissioner, FE… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Qualifications cull comes under FAB fire A cull of more than 1,800 adult qualifications that had little or no uptake has come under fire from… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Careers plan after wrath of Wilshaw The government has announced an action plan to tackle poor careers advice after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw attacked… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News College defends Muslim veil ban A Midland college has defended its security policy that effectively bans Muslim students wearing face veils, but refused to… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Newer 1 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
