News Free meal guidelines issued by Education Funding Agency Colleges will get £2.41 for every free meal served to a disadvantaged learner under a new system coming into… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Accounting most popular for FE loans Qualifications in accounting and youth work have proved the most popular for students taking out 24+ advanced learner loans,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hancock hits back over FE funding cuts Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured above) has hit back at criticism of government cuts, claiming it was “misleading” to say… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice funding plans rejected in consultation The full results of the government’s apprenticeship funding consultation last year have been released for the first time —… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Indy wins college plan go ahead An Essex-based independent learning provider is one step closer to opening the first new FE college in 20 years… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sharp rise in degree starts at FE colleges, HEFCE report shows The number of students starting degree courses at further education colleges in England has risen by almost 60 per… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Schools to be forced to tell learners about FE and skills options Schools will be forced to tell learners about vocational study and apprenticeship options by law after the government published… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Former chair Hughes calls for equality and diversity action at ETF Former Education and Training Foundation (ETF) chair and board member David Hughes has called for more to be done… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News NUS’s first FE president Toni Pearce wins second term Toni Pearce, the first president of the National Union 0f Students (NUS) from a further education background, has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Exclusive: Agency clears Elmfield Training of falsely claiming for learners on Morrisons apprentice scheme in a two page report following a six month investigation A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) investigation has ruled that defunct training provider Elmfield did not receive funding it was… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Toni Fazaeli announces retirement from IfL chief role Institute for Learning (IfL) chief executive Toni Fazaeli has announced plans for her retirement after six years in the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New £2.9m research centre for adult literacy and numeracy The government is investing £2.9m in a new research centre that will focus on improving adult literacy and numeracy…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 806 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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