News Education and Training Foundation workforce survey highlights Functional Skills teacher recruitment problem A third of work-based learning providers are finding it difficult to recruit Functional Skills (FS) teachers, a survey by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bank fines to fund 50k apprenticeships and traineeships for unemployed 22 to 24-year-olds under Tories A Conservative-led government would use a £200m fund from bank fines issued in the wake of the Libor scandal… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Extra freedoms for FE ‘limited’, claims 157 Group report Delivery of extra freedoms for the FE sector has been “limited” despite being central to government policy for years,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Takeover agreed for A4e to create ‘biggest’ Work Programme contractor Welfare-to-work provider A4e has been sold to recruitment services firm Staffline in a £35.4m deal that includes £11m of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Euro ‘funding gap’ warning of closures and staff lay-offs The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has warned that a “funding gap” for schemes backed by European… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Trailblazer status in balance after grade four result An employer provider’s status as an apprenticeship Trailblazer was today in the balance after Ofsted found it had “no… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shakira hopes to inspire minority groups with NUS election win The newly-elected National Union of Students (NUS) vice president for FE Shakira Martin (pictured above left) has told of her… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Interim replacement hired while New College Stamford principal ‘on leave’ Former Lincoln College principal of 14 years John Allen (pictured above left) has taken over from under fire New College… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Concern grows that FE quality mark has ‘stalled’ Concern is growing in the FE sector that plans for an FE Chartered Status quality mark have “stalled” with… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Recruitment at 14 ‘difficult’ as UTCs’ capacity runs as low as 12.2pc Six out of 30 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are operating at up to just a third full — with… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship success rates fall nearly 5pc points Last week, FE Week revealed the best and worst success rates performers for classroom-based provision in 2013/14 — and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Event aims to boost female tech skills Greater collaboration between FE and business could help to encourage more women into digital industries, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 854 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 17h Josh Mellor 17h 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
