News SFA confirms further 3.9 per cent ASB cut as in-year departmental savings bite FE providers face a further cut of almost four per cent to their non-apprenticeship funding in 2015/16, the Skills… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges claw-back warning after audit reveals SFA may have wrongly paid out £50m Almost £50m of funding may have been wrongly paid out by the Skills Funding Agency last financial year and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Sixth Form Commissioner warns of large-scale mergers for sixth from college Large-scale mergers may be needed among sixth form colleges (SFCs) to cope with looming funding problems, Sixth Form Commissioner… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Police disperse overnight protest at Lewisham Southwark College led by NUS Protestors led by National Union of Students (NUS) vice president for FE Shakira Martin were dispersed by police after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ten things we’ve learned about the government’s post-16 education and training review The government has announced a national review of post-16 education and training, and admitted the number of general FE and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News SFA criticised for failing to check ‘realism’ of ‘over-optimistic’ college financial forecasts A report out this morning by the National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government reveals college cull plans as it launches national review of post-16 education The government could cut the number of general FE and sixth form colleges in England in a bid to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College looking at merger City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College aim to become “the main force for FE in central London”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Gateshead College in two-grade rise to outstanding and ‘significant’ improvements at cash-strapped Weymouth College Gateshead College has shot up two Ofsted grades to outstanding while Weymouth College is making “significant” improvements as it rebuilds from… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News BIS finds out National Colleges’ proposals as business plans handed in The government today learned how National Colleges planned to spend their funding as the deadline closed for proposals to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Woodcock warns against ‘churning out numbers’ at expense of quality in drive for 3m apprenticeships Shadow Education Minister for Young People John Woodcock has warned the government against “churning out numbers at the expense… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Employer jailed over tragic death of 16-year-old apprentice as SFA looks into ‘implications of case’ An employer has been jailed for eight months over the death of an untrained 16-year-old boy who became trapped… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 840 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
