News FE comparison website leaves users ‘confused’ An independent review has branded the government’s £30m FE Choices website “bland” and “ambiguous”. The site, which compares the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Next Step fails to hit the mark in London A survey on a countrywide government careers advice service uncovered varying levels of satisfaction and methods of delivery. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News First notice of concern issued over ‘significant deficit’ A Kent college has become the first provider to get a government warning that could lead to the withdrawal… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News An interview with Matthew Hancock, the new Minister for Skills The new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills (left) came in for his first sector grilling today when… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News WorldSkills UK announces team for EuroSkills competition The elite squad of UK talent heading to Belgium for next week’s EuroSkills competition has been announced. A window… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News UKBA says colleges have been ‘selling immigration’ Further education colleges have been accused by the UK Border Agency of “selling immigration rather than education”. The agency… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship subcontracting more than triples Funding figures expose boom in colleges’ apprenticeship deals. The amount that colleges spend on apprenticeship subcontractors has more than… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Local enterprise partnerships shun ‘fantastic’ resource, says AoC Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) are failing to take advantage of the “fantastic” education resources offered by colleges, the Association… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted dismisses Learner View website abuse fears Ofsted has hit back at fears that its new Trip Adviser-style website for rating colleges could be open to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship minimum wage up 5p an hour The apprentice minimum wage remains “shockingly low” despite an increase that kicks in on Monday, the National Union of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Inspectors publish report on how colleges improve Unrealistic self-assessments with little or no critical insight, plus unexpected job cuts, show up time and again among poorly… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Dozens of shared service projects mark their anniversaries Caption: Sunderland College students are getting the benefits of joined up administration among members of the North East Shared… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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
