News

You’re fired! Lord Sugar could cut ties with DfE over apprentice champion role

The entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar could be about to quit his role as the country’s apprenticeships champion after receiving...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Apprenticeship funding ‘u-turn’ – but how far does it really go?

Despite the very public “U-turn” the government made on proposed apprenticeship cuts on Tuesday, funding is still due to...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Four changes in the apprenticeship announcements you need to know

This morning FE Week was the first to report that the Department for Education had released documents confirming the...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Final levels of apprenticeship funding revealed

This morning the government released an update to their apprenticeship reform plans, including final levels of funding for new framework...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Apprenticeship standards without assessment organisations should not be approved for delivery

Dr Pember is absolutely right to be mad with the government for exposing apprentices to so much needless anxiety...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Area reviews: either publish guidance or extend timescales

DfE officials should be applauded, under the circumstances, for trying to support colleges as best they can by letting...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Apprenticeship funding reforms: May 1, 2017 contingency coming?

There is a sad inevitability to the repeated delays to the unrealistic timetable for apprenticeship reforms. So much of...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Mr Halfon, please correct the record

As editor of FE Week I’m used to skills ministers being economical with the truth. I’m used to questions...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

The AoC has a right to defend its members

The Association of Colleges is right to resort to legal action when defending its members from glaring government inconsistency....

Nick Linford
Nick Linford