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 News Online vacancies and applications soar The boss of the National Apprenticeship Service said that more consumers and employers “are recognising the benefits of apprenticeships”…. Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y The FE Week National Apprenticeship Week 2013 supplement 6/03/2013 Find out more News Provider told ‘no chance’ of growth request A training provider in the Midlands slashed its growth request by 75 per cent after local staff at the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 852 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 3w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 3w 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 Next 3 stories 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 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
