News SFA already finding ineligible employer incentives and will ‘strengthen’ funding rules The apprenticeship funding rules will be beefed up to stop inappropriate employer incentives, just two months ahead of the… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Exclusive Film industry education boss lands ‘hand grenade’ assessment job at Institute for Apprenticeships The new deputy director of assessment for the Institute for Apprenticeships, a role likened to “a hand grenade with… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Breaking: Hull College Group chief executive departs after financial mess exposed Hull College Group has announced the departure of its chief executive Gary Warke, bringing to an end weeks of… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News First sixth form college converts to academy status today Hereford Sixth Form College has won the race to become the first to convert to academy status. The provider,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News #SaveOurAdultEducation call for loans justice is raised in House of Lords Leading government skills adviser Professor Alison Wolf has added her voice to calls, through FE Week’s #SaveOurAdultEducation campaign, for… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News BREAKING: Ofqual challenges ‘blurred’ responsibilities in apprenticeship programme The government exams watchdog has voiced fears that responsibilities within the current apprenticeship system have become “blurred”. In its… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Parliamentary launch for FE Week’s Save Our Adult Education campaign draws huge support More than 200 passionate supporters of lifelong learning packed-out the official launch of FE Week’s #SaveOurAdultEducation campaign in the… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exam board faces £50,000 Ofqual fine for handling of qualifications fraud case An awarding organisation is facing a fine of £50,000 over its handling of a high-profile case of alleged qualifications… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Former ‘outstanding’ college’s Oftsed rating slumps after first inspection for decade A college that went a decade without being inspected by Ofsted has crashed two grades. Bury College was rated… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Another 100 students left with FE loans and no courses after demise of provider Edudo Another 100 learners appear to have been left with heavy student loans debt but no qualifications to show for… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Manchester merger scrapped by FE Commissioner One of just two mergers recommended in the troubled Manchester area review has been scrapped following intervention by the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News School funding ‘done rather well’ and it’s cuts to 16-18 that’s the ‘bigger story’ claims Institute for Fiscal Studies Researchers at the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have contrasted cuts to 16-18 funding with “spending shifting towards earlier… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Newer 1 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 845 Older Must read 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
