News Contingency plan assurance from SFA after latest Hub breakdown The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has assured providers that it has a contingency plan after the Hub suffered the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Certification pledge amid Skills for Logisitics closure Providers have been given assurances that logistics apprenticeships will continue to be certificated after the industry’s Sector Skills Council… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bus service cuts hitting FE and skills attendance with learners not ‘even getting to college gates’ Years of funding cuts in local bus services that have seen around 2,000 routes being trimmed or ended has… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Vote now: FE Week and Me photography competition 2014 The entries are in, the shortlist is finalised and it’s time for the winner of the FE Week and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Should former Barnfield boss Sir Peter hand back FE knighthood after inadequate rating? Troubled Barnfield College has been described by Ofsted as having “no key strengths” — prompting question marks over whether… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Two thirds of providers fail to hit allocations Two thirds of FE and skills providers failed to deliver their final 2013/14 Adult Skills Budget (ASB) allocation by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News EXCLUSIVE: SFA hits providers with shock funding clawback warning More than 700 colleges and independent learning providers have been warned by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) that they… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Luton’s troubled Barnfield College has been handed an inadequate grading by Ofsted Luton’s troubled Barnfield College has been handed an inadequate grading by Ofsted after inspectors found it had “no key strengths”…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News MPs grill Education Secretary Nicky Morgan on ‘careers company’ plans Education Secretary Nicky Morgan faced a grilling from MPs over plans for a new business-led careers advice company. Ms… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA Hub suffers yet another breakdown as data return deadline looms Providers faced the latest Hub breakdown this week as management information system staff tried to submit their data before… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News College security guard shot while on night-time patrol A college security guard was shot three times with an air rifle while on night patrol, it has been… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Scores of apprentices hit by City Link collapse Scores of apprentices were facing an uncertain future over their jobs today following the collapse of parcel delivery firm… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 835 Older Must read 16-19 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
