News FE colleges get £700k windfall for higher ed collaboration More than £700,000 will be handed shared among 74 FE colleges to encourage young people to progress into higher… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 22h Josh Mellor 22h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo