News Public Accounts Committee announces 16 to 18 participation hearing The Public Accounts Committee will hold an inquiry into the issue of 16 to 18-year-olds participating in education and training,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says there are ‘no plans’ for further cut to 18-year-old funding rate The government will not be cutting the 18-year-old funding rate again next year, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has told… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News EFA funding rate to be revealed in January, director confirms The 2015/16 funding rate for 16 to 18-year-olds will not be announced until January, an Education Funding Agency (EFA)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Boles makes U-turn on apprenticeship grading New apprenticeship frameworks will no longer be forced to include pass, merit and distinction gradings, the Skills Minister has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College staff could strike again after rejecting ‘improved’ contract offer Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike earlier this year have rejected “improved” offers over contract changes…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News More than 700 employers to set standards for 76 apprenticeships More than 700 employers will design 76 new apprenticeships in professions ranging from policing, the Armed Forces and TV… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA to close OLDC as planned despite hub woes The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is to continue with plans to close its old funding system next week, despite… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges losing focus on student success, FE Commissioner warns Colleges are losing their focus on student success in favour of other activities, FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Half number of under-performing FE providers by 2020, social mobility body demands The number of under-performing colleges and apprenticeship training providers should be halved by 2020, the Social Mobility and Child… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Professor Alison Wolf given peerage Vocational education expert and academic Alison Wolf is to join the House of Lords, it has been announced. Professor… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New shadow education minister ‘excited’ about FE and skills role New shadow education minister Yvonne Fovargue has spoken of her “excitement” about the FE and skills element of her… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Yvonne Fovargue gets shadow education post in Labour’s mini-reshuffle The new shadow education minister responsible for FE and skills has been named as Yvonne Fovargue. Ms Fovargue’s appointment… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
