News London colleges merge Two north London colleges officially merged this week in a bid to protect their financial future The merger between… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Study shows one in eight Advanced Level Apprenticeships lead to HE One in eight young people with an Advanced Level Apprenticeship has gone into higher education, according to figures unveiled… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Review launched into Skills Funding Agency A review been launched into the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) as part of a Government drive to increase transparency… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult apprenticeships triple as youth unemployment soars New adult apprenticeships have hit a record high, adding to fears that the government skills drive is struggling to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News De Vere defend apprenticeship programme Hotel operator De Vere Group has come out in defence of its apprenticeship programme, following the announcement that they… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult apprenticeships benefit from Train to Gain funding The rise in adult apprenticeships is being fuelled by the transfer of funding from Train to Gain, according to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Funding will be cut if standards not met NAS could withdraw funding from providers as they look into “every short apprenticeship” Funding will be withdrawn from providers… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Poor vocational qualifications scrapped from performance tables by DfE Vocational qualifications will not count in performance tables unless they’re high quality, the Department for Education (DfE) announced under… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government figures show adult apprenticeships more than tripled Figures published this morning show that the number of apprenticeship starts aged 25 and above has more than tripled, to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Anger over threat to legal status of student governors UNISON have published a press release stating that “last-minute amendment to the Education Bill could remove the legal right… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Unionlearn launch dyslexia awareness campaign Unionlearn, the education arm of the TUC, is launching a campaign to help employers understand more about dyslexia. Events and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Education unions join forces to lobby over pension cuts A petition opposing pension cuts was delivered to the Department for Education (DfE) by all seven education unions this morning…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 835 Older Must read 16-19 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
