News Up front accreditation of quals to end next month, Ofqual boss reveals The requirement for qualifications to be accredited by Ofqual before they are regulated will be lifted from next month,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College strike off after High Court rules in AoC’s favour A planned strike by staff at colleges in England has been called off after the High Court handed down… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Unsustained’ initiatives and ‘inability to learn lessons’ affecting skills system, report warns Further education and skills has been marred by frequent change and “unsustained” initiatives, and a “lack of organisational memory”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Liberal Democrat party conference : Apprentice minimum wage pledge from Business Secretary Plans to boost apprentices’ pay by more than £1 an-hour have been cautiously welcomed amid concerns the rise could… 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 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 Newer 1 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 816 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
