News Apprentices get IfA representation – but no place on the board The government has finally committed to establishing an apprentice panel for the Institute for Apprenticeships, in a move hailed… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Deep concern’ over local enterprise partnerships’ funding decisions A call has been made for local enterprise partnerships to have a new contracting process that’s “fair and transparent”… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Sir David Collins earned £0.5m in three years as FE commissioner The former FE commissioner Sir David Collins earned just under £500,000 for doing the job part-time, it has been… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Week left to register for Brathay apprenticeship challenge There is just one week to go for employers and training providers to enter the sixth annual Brathay Apprentice… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Revealed at last: Government sets aside £726m for area review restructuring The government has set aside almost three quarters of a billion pounds to cover restructuring costs emerging from the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Chartered Institution for Further Education appoints new chief executive The Chartered Institution for Further Education has appointed Dan Wright as its new chief executive officer, with plans for… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Funding axe for provider following FE Week investigation A training provider whose parent company hit FE Week’s front page after it went bust, leaving learners unable to complete… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive ‘Incredibly unfair’ funding quirk riles colleges Colleges have hit out at an “incredibly unfair” flaw in the notorious English and maths condition-of-funding rule – which… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Daventry UTC announces it is to close next year Low student numbers will lead to closure at yet another University Technical College. The trustees of UTC for New Technologies at… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News SFA criticised for ‘total farce’ over key provider submission failures Management by the Skills Finding Agency of a key provider submission of learner data has been labelled a “total… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive: Ofsted wants key degree apprenticeship inspection role Talks have begun between Ofsted and the government over extending the inspectorate’s remit to cover degree apprenticeships. Paul Joyce,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Reports of discrimination at SFA double in a year Levels of reported discrimination in a key FE government agency have doubled in a year, an annual staff survey… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 845 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
