News FE leaders criticise ‘disappointing’ and ‘disgraceful’ decision to deny FE funding ringfence A decision by the Conservative Party not to pledge the same funding protection for FE as is afforded to schools has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Threefold increase in sixth form college commissioner visits A threefold increase in the number of inspections by Sixth Form College Commissioner Peter Mucklow this academic year is… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Open traineeships up’ plea after starts hit 5k in first quarter The government has been urged to open traineeships up to more providers after the programme was boosted with figures… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Law change ‘could lead to HE in FE complaints rise’ Student complaints about FE colleges offering degrees could rise with a proposed new law putting them under the universities… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News A sector in freefall? English and maths take their toll The FE and skills sector is performing worse in Ofsted inspections this academic year than last year,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Director defends subcontracting with 120-plus providers A director of a general FE college has defended its quality assessment procedures after FE Week research found it… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Learner needs top in functional skills revamp Learner needs for “frequent retakes” need to be taken into account amid Ofqual-recommended improvements to Functional Skills, Federation of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Research on creative leadership case study: Ruth Allen The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) last week unveiled the four people chosen for its first wave of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Tables joy for duo on A-levels and vocational study Truro and Penwith College and Runshaw College dominated this year’s league tables for general FE (GFE) and tertiary colleges,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principals on board with voting principle College principals have been enlisted in the effort to register learners to vote in May’s general election. The Electoral… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News WorldSkills UK Brazil job for sector funding boss Peter The boss of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Education Funding Agency has been handed the enviable task of representing… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Report showing £800m of public money spent on post-16 drop-outs ‘shines light on careers advice failings’ says AoC boss Martin Doel A report for the Local Government Association (LGA) claiming more than £800m of public money went on teenagers who… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
