News Agency ‘sprints’ to new software finishing line The Skills Funding Agency has announced an “agile project management approach” to developing software following the implementation of this… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government extends apprenticeship grant for employers A scheme which provides employers with grants of up to £1,500 for each apprentice they train has been extended… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Funding agency rates untouched but expected drop hits 18-year-olds The Education Funding Agency is to continue paying providers an unweighted full-time rate of £4,ooo for 16 and 17-year-olds while… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Learners could compare colleges and schools under Ofsted proposals Ofsted has today launched a consultation on much-anticipated proposals that would allow learners to compare the post-16 performance of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Provider budgets set for 15 pc cut, but apprenticeships protected Further education providers face a 15 per cent cut in their adult skills budget allocations, the Skills Funding Agency… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Adult quals cull risks ‘throwing baby out with the bathwater’ The government risks “throwing the baby out with the bathwater” with cuts to qualifications it sees as worthless, FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Tributes to former Midland principal of 20 years Graham Moore Further education leaders have paid tribute to ex-college principal of 20 years and former 157 Group chair Graham Moore… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Colleges win budget protection from 18 funding rate cut Colleges facing a funding rate cut for their full-time 18-year-old learners will be protected from the controversial move inflicting… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Quality mark ‘still on the agenda’ The government has reaffirmed its commitment to Chartered Status amid growing concern that it might have been scrapped as… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice wage rise gets mixed welcome The National Minimum Wage for apprentices is set to rise by 5p an-hour to £2.73, the Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Wait for quals cut list set to continue Awarding bodies are facing another month’s wait to find out if their qualifications have been saved from a public… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shock £4m accounts black hole could lead to college fraud probe The Skills Funding Agency is considering whether a London college should face financial investigation after a shock £4.1m black… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 806 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
