News Ofsted reinspection timeframe halved Ofsted proposals to halve the time between inspections of good FE and skills providers have been questioned by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New policy behind rise in gcse resitters at college Learners are turning to FE after being refused entry to school sixth forms following a change in government policy,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA ‘top-up’ on Esol welcomed — but concern for 2015/16 A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) move to allow “topping-up” on funding for new English for Speakers of Other Languages… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Staff get ‘improved’ offer as strike vote ends Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike just before the summer holiday and are considering further industrial… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Phones 4u apprentices find new employers The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and subcontractor EQL Solutions have revealed plans to support apprentices left unemployed after Phones… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Childcare sector calls for return of Functional Skills as entry option Childcare qualification providers have called for Functional Skills to be reinstated as entry requirements for early years educator (EYE)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News All aboard for the Skills Show Plans for the third annual Skills Show have been unveiled, featuring more than 50 hands-on activities, a new tour… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Indies challenged to compete The independent learning provider (ILP) sector has been laid down the challenge of getting more involved in skills competitions…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form colleges record growing numbers Sixth form colleges have shared their enrolment figures for 2014 after taking part in a joint Association of Colleges… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Functional Skills here to stay, says Boles Functional Skills “will continue to be one of the types of qualification that learners have available,” according to a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted reinspection timeframe halved Ofsted proposals to halve the time between inspections of good FE and skills providers have been questioned by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable’s ‘FE saviour’ claim backed by ex-SFA boss Claims by Business Secretary Vince Cable that he stopped government officials from “killing off” FE have been backed by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
