News Twelve months of change for Skills Minister and FE Week — a review of 2014 The past year was a dramatic one for FE Week which saw a change of editor and a major… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Department for Education overtime payments up 40pc Department for Education (DfE) overtime payments rocketed by nearly 40 per cent between September and November, it has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Caretakers’ honour as New Year awards bring wide-ranging FE and skills recognition The new year got off to a flying start for FE and skills with more than 30 sector figures named in… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Land agreed for HS2 college Plans for one of two high speed rail national college campuses are a step closer to fruition after Doncaster… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 848 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