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 News Double delay announced by the Data Service The Data Service announced on Wednesday that they would start the 2011/12 academic year by paying providers each month… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News FE Week visits South Thames College for A Level results day Thousands of students across the country picked up their A Level results yesterday by visiting their sixth form or… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Consultation report outlines plans for further education loans A consultation report released yesterday by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) outlines a new loan system… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News FE Week follows Top2Toe charity challenge through Birmingham Over the last couple of days FE Week has been following the Top2Toe charity fundraiser lead by Dave ‘Blind… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Youth unemployment shows no improvement in latest quarter The latest government statistics show that youth unemployment has changed very little in the last three months. The Labour… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News The Guardian reports on ‘striking rise’ of adult apprenticeships The dramatic increase in apprentices aged above 25, reported by FE Week back in June, has been picked up by… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News Artsmark programme to expand into FE colleges The Artsmark award will be opened up to include Further Education instutions in September. The programme, set up by… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y News FE Week to cycle with Birmingham principal and ‘Blind Dave’ FE Week will be cycling hard next Tuesday in order to welcome back South Birmingham College Principal Mike Hopkins… FE Week Reporter 15y FE Week Reporter 15y Newer 1 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 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