News Apprenticeship levy funding pot predictions cut by £100m a year The amount of money the apprenticeship levy is expected to raise has already fallen by £100m for each year… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News FE ‘postcode lottery’ for high needs learners, expert warns A leading expert in learning difficulties and disabilities has branded the FE sector a “postcode lottery” for young people… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Fears over lack of assessment organisations Concerns have been raised over delays with government approval of apprentice assessment organisations (AAOs) for Trailblazer apprenticeship standards after… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Agency under fire for refusing to list changes to quals A college strategic funding manager has hit out at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for refusing to publish a… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Fall in number of employers posting apprenticeship vacancies Government figures showed a 6 per cent fall in employer numbers posting apprenticeship vacancies in the same week it… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Annual survey: Power to the people? Or a ruse to disguise further spending cuts? CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE The third annual FE Week and Policy Consortium FE and Skills Survey 2016. Devolution and… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News National curriculum should end at 14, House of Lords says A House of Lords report into social mobility has called for the national curriculum to stop at age 14… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News The great college merger ‘rush’ > Exclusive analysis finds potential for 15 mergers in 2016 > Union warns of time needed for meaningful consultation Bury… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Launch of new online apprentice recruitment site delayed The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced that it has delayed the launch of the new ‘recruit an apprentice/trainee’… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Exclusive: Apprentice vacancy with troubled Tata Steel advertised by government An advert has appeared on a government website for an apprenticeship vacancy with Tata Steel — even though the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive: National apprenticeship achievement rates on the rise again The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) twice delayed publication of the 2014/15 nationwide qualification achievement rates (QAR) – but FE Week can… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News FE Week lands sector giant as new editor Midday update: Sadly Martin Doel hasn’t been appointed our new editor, because this was, of course, another infamous FE Week… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 807 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 8h Jessica Hill 8h Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
