News Local authority one of just three to win a glowing Ofsted report A Midland council is celebrating after its adult education provision was rated outstanding across the board by Ofsted. Wolverhampton… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Finance directors targeted in scam College finance directors have been targeted in a bailiff scam involving a chilling “long series” of phonecalls with the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship reforms ‘not in long grass’ — Boles Skills Minister Nick Boles denied apprenticeship reforms had been “kicked into the long grass” after the government went back… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cameron hits the roof The Prime Minister reached new heights when he visited a Nottingham provider to find out more about apprenticeships, writes… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA apologises for shock clawback warning that caused ‘sleepless nights’ for provider staff Skills Funding Agency (SFA) director Keith Smith (pictured) has apologised to providers about a shock clawback warning that caused “sleepless… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News A4e staff ripped off DWP welfare-to-work scheme with false clients and forged paper trails Four A4e workers forged paperwork to make fraudulent claims against a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) welfare-to-work scheme,… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Apprenticeship reform proposals were ‘half-cocked,’ Skills Minister Nick Boles tells MPs Skills Minister Nick Boles has told the House of Commons Education Select Committee that the government had “gone off half-cock” [sic]… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship funding question remains unanswered as government consults further on PAYE and credit account The future of apprenticeship funding remains unclear despite the government this morning responding to the results of a three-month… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Extraordinary’ former Lambeth College vice principal dies, aged 68 A former London college vice-principal described by ex-colleagues as “a woman of extraordinary energy and judgement” has died, aged… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College steps in with A4e set to walk away from London prisons A general FE college has stepped in after a major private provider pulled out early from London’s £17m prison… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Counting the cost of Labour’s plans to reform apprenticeships Labour’s apprenticeship proposals could cost taxpayers as much as £11.7bn over the course of the next parliament, according to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Education Secretary Nicky Morgan ‘dodges’ MPs’ careers questions Sector leaders have called for more detail about how a new company set up by government to improve careers… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
