Bulletin, News FE Week and Me 2016 – VOTING OPEN Once again hundreds of students from across the further education and skills sector entered our annual photography competition and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College managers ripping staff off, UCU head tells rally The University and College Union (UCU) general secretary, Sally Hunt (pictured), has accused college managers of “ripping their staff… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Editor Asks: Will the EFA and SFA ever merge and what is this fas2t thing? A new Funding Agencies Shared Service Team (FAS2T) covering finance, IT and data will be launched from April. It… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Training provider goes under A national training provider has ceased trading four months after being hit with an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, with… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Crossrail apprentices get royal treatment as Queen pays visit The Queen was presented with a plaque by Crossrail apprentices this week to commemorate the new railway being named… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Rebrand for British WorldSkills organisers The organisation that oversees the selection process for the British WorldSkills team is dropping its old name. It is… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sixth form college academisation ‘pressure’ > Principal breaks silence on ‘very short’ timescales for DfE applications > Government defends linking opportunity to area review… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Merger approved by Boles before college ‘runs out of cash’ A cash-strapped Cumbria sixth form college has been given the green light by Skills Minister Nick Boles to merge with… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Around 200 colleges hit with joint UCU and Unison strike Around 200 colleges are expect to be hit with strike action today (February 24), as members of the University… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News New chief executive unveiled for Sixth Form Colleges Association The current operational director at the Schools, Students and Teachers Network (SSAT) Bill Watkin has been appointed as the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News SFA will stop subcontracting of loan-funded provision Provision paid for by advanced learner loans will have to be delivered directly by lead providers from the start… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Notices of concern more than double in wake of funding CRISIS The number of notices of concern issued to FE providers by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has more than… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 838 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 2d Shane Chowen 2d 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
