News Agency review puts 1,600 quals in the funding firing line Public funding for nearly 700 adult qualifications is to be axed while a further 972 are also at risk… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Local authorities losing Neets track say MPs Participation in education, employment and training among 16, 17 and 18-year-olds will not improve unless the government tackles problems… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable reveals apprentice reform ‘difficulty’ Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted that continuing with controversial plans to demand employer cash contributions for apprenticeships would… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Reward college specialisms’ says CBI Colleges should be rewarded for specialisation, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said. In its report A better… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ambassador Holt learners hit by SFA delays Around 150 learners with government apprenticeship ambassador Jason Holt were left “stuck” and unable to register for the start… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Newcastle College bomb plot accused in court A teenager accused of plotting to blow up Newcastle College has appeared in court. Liam Lyburd, aged 18, of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE ‘loses last line of defence’ for refusing VAT exemption to sixth form colleges The Department for Education (DfE) has “lost its last line of defence” in dismissing sixth form colleges’ pleas to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE head defends non-enforcement policy after grilling from MPs on raised participation age A senior civil servant has defended a government policy not to enforce the raising of the participation age during… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Minister approves Bicton College merger following FE Commissioner advice Skills Minister Nick Boles has approved plans for Devon-based Bicton College to merge with the Cornwall College Group (TCCG),… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Providers and employers invited to enter apprentices for 2015 Brathay Challenge Employers and training providers have been invited to enter their apprentice teams for the 2015 Brathay Challenge — a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges tell MPs of apprenticeship funding reform fears Further education colleges have added their voices to a growing list of sector organisations warning apprenticeship funding reforms could… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New minimum standards system prompts questions New minimum standards categories have been unveiled by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for 2014/15 — but the sector… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 841 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
