News Provider’s cashback query met with ‘grave concerns’ by SFA One of the largest providers of apprenticeships has asked the Skills Funding Agency for permission to give cashback to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Apprenticeship funding cut a ‘complete shock’ The Skills Funding Agency’s decision to slash funding rates for a popular level three apprenticeship framework has been labelled… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Row over make-up of new policing body The Government has come in for criticism after rejecting attempts to ensure representatives from FE providers and trade unions… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Lead providers step in after subcontractor ‘collapses’ Four lead providers based in the north east have said they are taking steps to ensure more than 160… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News DfE unveils guidance for sixth form college academy applications The government has spelled out what sixth form colleges (SFCs) need to do to convert to academies, in a… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Frustration over ‘misleading’ Libor answer The Shadow Skills Minister has been left frustrated with a “misleading” answer to a parliamentary question he lodged over… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News You must adapt to survive, SFA boss tells FE leaders The chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has warned providers that failing to adapt to changes in… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Principal blamed as college sent into administered status The FE Commissioner has singled-out former principal Jacqui Mace (pictured) for failings at a London college that has been… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Treasury sets aside £560m for college restructures > Plans leaked to FE Week reveal ‘facility’ at Treasury until April 2019 > AoC welcomes ‘necessary’ support for… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Hackney Community College and Tower Hamlets College set to merge in August Hackney Community College and Tower Hamlets College have announced plans to merge from August this year. A spokesperson for… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Funding rate cut from April for popular apprenticeship framework The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will reduce funding rates for the level three ‘IT, Software Web and Telecom Professionals’… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Three-day Festival of Skills announced for staff in FE An exciting new continuing professional development (CPD) event has been announced today by the organisers of The Telegraph Festival… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 854 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 3h Josh Mellor 3h 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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