News Glory beckons in Brazil for WorldSkills UK hopefuls England’s hopes for the World Cup glory in Brazil may have been dashed, but the hunt for young people… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Union strike bill nears £200k The cost of an ongoing strike at Lambeth College over new contracts for staff is nearing the £200,000-mark for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News HMRC to give out learner details A new government bill aims to allow Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to give out learner details for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Agency loses tolerance on delivery A Skills Funding Agency clampdown on under-delivery next academic year has prompted concerns that providers could be hit by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Potential fraud cases with SFA rocket The number of potential fraud cases referred to the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) more than doubled between 2012-13 and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Anti-voc quals favouritism fear Official judgement on 2012/13 provision for 16 to 19-year-olds could be weighted against those offering mainly vocational qualifications, the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Enemy’ minister Hancock hands union £15m Skills Minister Matthew Hancock pledged £15m of government support for Unionlearn next academic year having been labelled an “enemy”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hub system ‘ready’ to calculate funds The Skills Funding Agency will be hoping that long-standing problems in developing new funding software are at an end… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cash application form for free school meals The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has issued a new application form for providers to dish out free school meals… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Union calls national ‘day of action’ in support of staff on indefinite strike at Lambeth College The University and College Union (UCU) has called a national “day of action” tomorrow in support of staff in… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Top job at Skills Funding Agency on offer — ‘no FE and skills experience necessary’ The post of full-time chief executive at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is on offer with a salary of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Education Funding Agency to stick with 2011/12 minimum standards when judging last year’s provision The Education Funding Agency has published guidance on how 16 to 19 provision from 2012/13 will be judged. The… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 803 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo