News 2016 in FE Week cartoons – vote for your favourite This year brought a wealth of interesting developments for FE Week to cover – from a new government to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News FE Week supplement review 2016 Over the course of this year FE Week produced a whopping 172 pages of content across 10 supplements covering… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Scotland to spend less than half their levy funding on apprenticeships The Scottish government has announced that its use of the apprenticeships levy will be more flexible than in England,… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Marsden ‘very disappointed’ as assurances on IfA announcements fail to deliver Delays to the release of key details about the Institute for Apprenticeships are “very disappointing” evidence of a “haphazard”… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News EFA announces no change to 16-18 funding rates The Education Funding Agency has announced that the national base funding rates of £4,000 per full time student aged… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofsted criticises ‘financial mismanagement’ at college preparing to join with university Governors have been criticised for being slow to recognise “financial mismanagement” at Lambeth College, in new report unveiled by… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Failed UTC site used as cheap accommodation Young professionals are living in a disused Walsall university technical college site, after the 14-19 institution was forced to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Public Accounts Committee warning over ‘high risk’ devolution plans “High risk” devolution plans giving local enterprise partnerships widespread adult education budget spending powers must be subjected to far more… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News New plans for police constable apprenticeships unveiled A police constable degree apprenticeship could help aspiring officers to meet new requirements for a degree level qualification to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Find out which organisations can assess the most apprenticeship standards A big three familiar names dominate the updated list of 33 approved assessment organisations – taking responsibility for end… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive: Still no assessment organisations approved for over half apprenticeships More than half of apprenticeship standards approved for delivery still have no approved assessment organisation, FE Week analysis of… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Governors back first sixth form college merger with multi-academy trust Governors from the Sixth Form College Solihull have voted to press ahead with plans to join forces with a… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 854 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
