News BIS committee announces inquiry into government Productivity Plan The government’s Productivity Plan will be the first focus of the new business, innovation and skills (BIS) select committee,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 854 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 12h Josh Mellor 12h 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
