News Government review into IfL effectiveness The government is to hold an independent review into workforce professionalisation, including the effectiveness of the Institute for Learning… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News BIS to ‘sweep away’ apprenticeship red tape for employers The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced a package of new measures today that will cut… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Ofsted proposes changes to inspection of FE providers Ofsted has launched a consultation regarding proposals to revise the inspection of further education colleges, work-based learning providers, adult… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News £6.5 million given to train engineering students in renewable energy Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a £6.5 million investment yesterday to help train top engineering students in a new… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News NAS concerned about quality following rapid apprenticeship expansion The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) and Skills Funding Agency have this week published a statement (click here) saying they… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News ‘Neet’ young people hits record second quarter high The number of 18 to 24 year-olds currently not in employment, education or training (Neet) has shot up to… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News ‘Apprenticeships need to be marketed better’ say training providers The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) says that not enough employers understand the financial benefits of apprenticeships…. FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News U-turn on ESOL funding clarified by the Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency has confirmed that all unemployed learners, including those on ESOL courses, who are both on… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Businesses ask FE providers to ‘stop selling and start listening’ Further Education (FE) colleges and training providers should listen to businesses and stop focussing on quick sales, according to… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Unreachable targets put the Work Programme at risk of collapse Almost every organisation involved in delivering the Work Programme is at risk of having their contract terminated because of… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Ofsted calls for government review on post-16 arrangements Young people with learning difficulties and disabilities are not receiving adequate support as they progress to further education, according… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Research shows that LGBT learners are being treated better in FE Research comissioned by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) learners are being… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y Newer 1 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 4w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 4w 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 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
