News Funding for 16 and 17-year-olds to remain at £4,000 in 2015/16, EFA confirms The funding rate for 16 and 17-year-old learners will remain at £4,000, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has confirmed…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE Week and Me Photography Competition: And the winner is… The winner of the FE Week and Me Photography Competition (in partnership with NCFE) has spoken of her surprise… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA in multi-million pound non-apprenticeship payout Colleges and local authorities will get a multi-million pound Skills Funding Agency (SFA) payout for non-apprenticeship provision this month… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fraction of qualifications survive the latest Skills Funding Agency cull The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is axing the public funding of 1,567 adult qualifications in its third annual cull…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Labour loses vote on apprenticeship two-year minimum duration and level three start Labour this afternoon lost a House of Commons vote on plans to scrap apprenticeships of less than two years’ duration… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Be brave and stand’ says AoC president as election process for new leader gets under way Principals have been urged to “be brave and stand” as the Association of Colleges today (AoC) begins the hunt… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofsted pushes ahead with unified inspection plan for FE and skills, schools and early years Ofsted today confirmed it was pushing ahead with “some of the most significant changes to the inspection of education… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE leaders criticise ‘disappointing’ and ‘disgraceful’ decision to deny FE funding ringfence A decision by the Conservative Party not to pledge the same funding protection for FE as is afforded to schools has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Threefold increase in sixth form college commissioner visits A threefold increase in the number of inspections by Sixth Form College Commissioner Peter Mucklow this academic year is… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Open traineeships up’ plea after starts hit 5k in first quarter The government has been urged to open traineeships up to more providers after the programme was boosted with figures… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Law change ‘could lead to HE in FE complaints rise’ Student complaints about FE colleges offering degrees could rise with a proposed new law putting them under the universities… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News A sector in freefall? English and maths take their toll The FE and skills sector is performing worse in Ofsted inspections this academic year than last year,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
