News Questions remain on Tech Bacc Government plans for a Technical Baccalaureate (Tech Bacc) have received a lukewarm welcome from the FE sector, amid questions… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Minister ‘cancels’ on traineeships Providers have been kept waiting at least another week for the government to outline its plan for traineeships. Skills… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Principal defiant after Ofsted grade four Third poor inspection for City College Coventry’s Paul Taylor The principal of the latest big city college to be… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News A big dip in funding concerns FE leaders FE bosses have urged the government to address a growing dip in funding for 16 to 19-year-olds that could… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Guide to 24+ Advanced Learning Loans supplement 25/04/2013 Find out more News Government announces vocational measure Plans for a new Tech Bacc were announced by the government today. It will be introduced for courses beginning… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Traineeships are ‘go’ Skills Minister chooses Manchester meeting to ‘launch’ programme The 11-month wait for an outline of the government’s plans for… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Apprentice wage cheats crackdown Business Secretary Vince Cable has promised “tough new measures” to tackle employers who pay apprentices below the legal minimum,… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News FE Guild go-ahead Government funds of £18.8m a year to get a new FE body off the ground have been welcomed, although… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Agency backtracks on awards cull Plans to stop government funding for qualifications aimed at helping the unemployed have been shelved. The Skills Funding Agency… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Plea for equality on sixth-forms The head of the Association of Colleges (AoC) has called on Education Secretary Michael Gove to ensure schools opening… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News FE commissioner’s powers need ‘consideration’ Further education leaders have told of concerns about the proposed FE Commissioner’s two-week timescale for deciding the fate of… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Newer 1 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 850 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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
