News All 16-18 apprenticeships to last at least one year All apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year-olds must last at least a year, Skills Minister John Hayes MP will… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Jobs saved as National Extension College sold An arm of the crisis hit Learning and Skills Network (LSN) has been sold. Ian Oakley-Smith, David Hurst and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News NAO report critical of BIS and SFA bureaucracy reform Government efforts to reduce bureaucracy in further education (FE) lack clarity and the complete picture, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Chris Shapcott (NAO) asks for “more detailed and clearer picture” of reforms We spoke to Chris Shapcott, National Audit Office director of regulatory reform, about the NAO report titled ‘Reducing bureaucracy… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Dozen new ‘studio schools’ announced A dozen new vocationally-based schools, with links to major employers such as Sony and Glaxo, have been revealed by the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Employers need greater incentives to invest in apprenticeships, say UKCES A single skills market is needed to make employers invest more in apprenticeships and training, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News UCU in financial turmoil Urgent action is needed to prevent the University and College Union (UCU) being plunged into debt, a letter from… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News As disputes rise so do the costs As icy draughts and the impact of budget cuts blow through further education, tensions among staff are rising. Small… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Cash incentive places for smaller businesses doubled Fresh details have been revealed on the awarding of 40,000 cash incentives to smaller businesses to take on apprentices…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Senior leaders concerned about college finances A survey has revealed a high proportion of senior leaders are concerned about the college finances. Conducted by Capita’s… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Three per cent drop for colleges, survey reveals Colleges have suffered an overall drop of three per cent in 16-18 year old learners, a new survey has… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Funding of adult basic skills to be overhauled in new pilot The funding of basic numeracy and literacy is to be completely overhauled following little improvement in adult basic skills… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 854 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
