News SFA publishes new way to measure performance for 2013/14, just days after providers submit final data New minimum standards guidance for post-19 training was published today, revealing a shake-up in how the Skills Funding Agency… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Public Accounts Committee announces 16 to 18 participation hearing The Public Accounts Committee will hold an inquiry into the issue of 16 to 18-year-olds participating in education and training,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says there are ‘no plans’ for further cut to 18-year-old funding rate The government will not be cutting the 18-year-old funding rate again next year, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has told… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News EFA funding rate to be revealed in January, director confirms The 2015/16 funding rate for 16 to 18-year-olds will not be announced until January, an Education Funding Agency (EFA)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Boles makes U-turn on apprenticeship grading New apprenticeship frameworks will no longer be forced to include pass, merit and distinction gradings, the Skills Minister has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College staff could strike again after rejecting ‘improved’ contract offer Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike earlier this year have rejected “improved” offers over contract changes…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News More than 700 employers to set standards for 76 apprenticeships More than 700 employers will design 76 new apprenticeships in professions ranging from policing, the Armed Forces and TV… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA to close OLDC as planned despite hub woes The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is to continue with plans to close its old funding system next week, despite… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges losing focus on student success, FE Commissioner warns Colleges are losing their focus on student success in favour of other activities, FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Half number of under-performing FE providers by 2020, social mobility body demands The number of under-performing colleges and apprenticeship training providers should be halved by 2020, the Social Mobility and Child… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Professor Alison Wolf given peerage Vocational education expert and academic Alison Wolf is to join the House of Lords, it has been announced. Professor… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New shadow education minister ‘excited’ about FE and skills role New shadow education minister Yvonne Fovargue has spoken of her “excitement” about the FE and skills element of her… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 835 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