News NAS Quality Action Plan revealed A document detailing how the government will improve the quality of the apprenticeship programme has today been published. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Did you #askHayes about launch of National Careers Service? The skills minister was questioned about the new National Careers Service and impartial information, advice and guidance in a… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Sector calls for delay to FE loans implementation Four of the largest organisations representing colleges, staff and students have joined forces to call on the government to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Panorama investigation into apprenticeships sparks sector-wide response The government and leading membership bodies have responded to “The Great Apprentice Scandal” Panorama programme broadcast on Monday. David… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Call for re-evaluation of apprenticeships following Panorama programme Image: Apprenticeships England founders Lindsay McCurdy (left) and Peter Cobrin (right) read FE Week The largest independent group of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Minimum duration of 12 months unveiled for adult apprenticeships Adult apprenticeships must take at least 12 months to complete from August this year, the skills minister has announced…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Panorama to focus on Zenos, Morrisons and subcontracting Panorama will broadcast ‘The Great Apprentice Scandal’ on BBC One at 8.30 tonight, and will focus on 16-18 IT… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Panorama takes a look at The Great Apprentice Scandal The reporter behind the investigative look at apprenticeships has lifted the lid on what viewers can expect when tuning… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News MP accuses Elmfield Training of ‘rip off’ The boss of Elmfield Training Ltd has been accused by an MP of a “rip off” over his firm’s high profit… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government could remove obligation for teachers to register with IfL Teachers will no longer have the statutory obligation to register with the Institute for Learning (IfL) under plans revealed today… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AoC survey finds schools providing ‘poor, limited or no access’ to vocational options Schools with sixth forms are restricting pupils’ access to information about alternative education options, according to a new study…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Lettuce eat for free says AoC e-petition Equality between FE and schools has been a prominent aspect of the sector for many years – and a… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 829 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