News BIS select committee Productivity Plan report: Exclusive Q & A with chair Iain Wright The Business, Innovation and Skills committee released the findings of its investigation into the government’s productivity plan today. Senior… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News MPs single out government’s apprenticeship schemes in critical Productivity Plan report The Government’s much-lauded “Productivity Plan” has been criticised by a committee of cross-party MPs today – with concerns raised… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Elmfield Training founder slapped with six-year ban for £1m withdrawal The founder of a scandal-hit apprenticeship provider has been disqualified from acting as a director for six years after… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Student’s prize-winning Chartered Status logo dropped A student’s competition-winning logo intended to be the sign of Chartered Status for FE providers has been dumped by… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News MPs to review DfE financial management after last-minute delay to annual accounts MPs will probe the financial management at the Department for Education (DfE) after it used legislation to delay the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Former government apprenticeships adviser Doug Richard cleared of child sex charges Former government apprenticeship adviser Doug Richard has today been cleared of child sex charges after a week-long trial at… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News UCL launches education centre More than 120 people attended the official launch of a new Centre for Post-14 Education and Work by the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News First EFA subcontracting data published The Department for Education (DfE) has unveiled a detailed report spelling out Education Funding Agency (EFA) 16 to 19… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News NUS launches campaign to hear FE students’ views The National Union of Students has launched a campaign to force the government to recognise the impact that post-16… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Chaos as DfE bungles 16-18 apprenticeship growth funding requests Over-allocated ‘discretionary funding’ now stalling apprenticeship decisions as college describes ‘negative impact’ and FE leader calls lack of info ‘crazy’… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Skills Funding Agency publishes funding guidance for 2016/17 The Skills Funding Agency has today published the funding guidance, rates and formula for 2016/17 across 10 individual documents… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Brian Lightman stands down General secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Brian Lightman has stepped down with “immediate effect”…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo