News Fears remain as quals list published Further concerns that valuable qualifications could fall victim to a government cull have been raised after a leading awarding… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Agency freezes rates as drop in 18 funding hits The Education Funding Agency has announced it is freezing rates for 2014/15, prompting criticism that the sector is facing… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News GCSEs need ‘flexibility and functionality Ofsted’s careers guidance boss has called for “flexibility and functionality” in English and maths GCSEs. Karen Adriaanse, the education… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Agency ‘sprints’ to new software finishing line The Skills Funding Agency has announced an “agile project management approach” to developing software following the implementation of this… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government extends apprenticeship grant for employers A scheme which provides employers with grants of up to £1,500 for each apprentice they train has been extended… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Funding agency rates untouched but expected drop hits 18-year-olds The Education Funding Agency is to continue paying providers an unweighted full-time rate of £4,ooo for 16 and 17-year-olds while… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Learners could compare colleges and schools under Ofsted proposals Ofsted has today launched a consultation on much-anticipated proposals that would allow learners to compare the post-16 performance of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Provider budgets set for 15 pc cut, but apprenticeships protected Further education providers face a 15 per cent cut in their adult skills budget allocations, the Skills Funding Agency… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Adult quals cull risks ‘throwing baby out with the bathwater’ The government risks “throwing the baby out with the bathwater” with cuts to qualifications it sees as worthless, FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Tributes to former Midland principal of 20 years Graham Moore Further education leaders have paid tribute to ex-college principal of 20 years and former 157 Group chair Graham Moore… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Colleges win budget protection from 18 funding rate cut Colleges facing a funding rate cut for their full-time 18-year-old learners will be protected from the controversial move inflicting… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Quality mark ‘still on the agenda’ The government has reaffirmed its commitment to Chartered Status amid growing concern that it might have been scrapped as… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 747 Older Must read Politics Exclusive Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’ Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ as he suddently quits ‘the best job in government’ Shane Chowen 13h Shane Chowen 13h Apprenticeships National apprenticeship achievement rate rises to 54% Slight increase leaves sector way off government target Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1w Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship growth pilot cash would reach just 15 ITPs Providers need to start at least 15 apprentices on the chosen standards to be eligible for extra funding Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories Apprenticeships Exclusive Treasury announces £3k top-up for 13 ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Training providers will have to deliver a minimum number of starts to access the cash Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive DfE set to surrender £60m apprenticeship cash in 2023-24 Just 2% of total ring-fenced budget expected to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Apprenticeships, Ofsted Exclusive New Ofsted chief had ‘outdated’ view of apprenticeships as school head Sir Martyn Oliver talked up careers guidance in his sector debut at AAC 2024 Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w