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 News Survey of over 91,000 employers reveals ‘growing challenge’ of skills shortages Vacancies that go unfilled because employers can’t find workers with the right skills are a “growing challenge”, a survey… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News National Apprenticeship Awards ceremony celebrates 2015 winners The winners of the 2015 National Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a ceremony attended by Skills Minister Nick… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 852 Older Must read 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 2d Shane Chowen 2d 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo