News Functional skills fight after GCSE entry requirement u-turn Childcare apprenticeship providers were today hoping a government announcement on GCSE equivalences “in due course” might provide a second… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ex-NCN principal Basi in FE Commissioner showdown A principal accused of steering his former college into “unprofitable non-core activities” has clashed with FE Commissioner Dr David… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Under-fire principal ‘committed’ to staying in post The under-fire principal of a Midland college has told FE Week of her commitment to staying on in the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News SFA reveals those told to pay back after surprise in-year audit The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has released the identities of the 97 providers who paid back £554k after a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Gazelle rocked by second founder college departure A second founder college has pulled out of Gazelle and will not be renewing the £35k membership fee. New… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News UKCES gives £575k in job pay-offs The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) handed out nearly £600k in exit packages to 13 staff who… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News No escape from cuts as FE and skills MPs see their own colleges hit The impact of cuts to adult skills funding on colleges across England is increasingly being raised by MPs concerned… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News CBI rejects Professor Wolf’s proposal for apprenticeship levy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has rejected Professor Lady Alison Wolf’s recommendation that all employers pay a levy… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News National fracking college bosses hit by planning rejection blows Bosses of England’s new national fracking college were today waiting to find out if appeals would be launched after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New guide aims to improve understanding of skills system among policy makers A comprehensive new guide to vocational education and training geared at improving the level of understanding of the skills system… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New education and business committee members revealed The new memberships of the two parliamentary select committees which oversee FE have been provisionally announced. Iain Wright, the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Professor Wolf calls for all employers to pay apprenticeship levy as she rejects Conservative manifesto funding plans A leading government vocational education adviser today warned the government would have to make all employers pay a levy… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 840 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo