News Phones 4u apprentices find new employers The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and subcontractor EQL Solutions have revealed plans to support apprentices left unemployed after Phones… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Childcare sector calls for return of Functional Skills as entry option Childcare qualification providers have called for Functional Skills to be reinstated as entry requirements for early years educator (EYE)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News All aboard for the Skills Show Plans for the third annual Skills Show have been unveiled, featuring more than 50 hands-on activities, a new tour… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Indies challenged to compete The independent learning provider (ILP) sector has been laid down the challenge of getting more involved in skills competitions…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form colleges record growing numbers Sixth form colleges have shared their enrolment figures for 2014 after taking part in a joint Association of Colleges… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Functional Skills here to stay, says Boles Functional Skills “will continue to be one of the types of qualification that learners have available,” according to a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted reinspection timeframe halved Ofsted proposals to halve the time between inspections of good FE and skills providers have been questioned by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable’s ‘FE saviour’ claim backed by ex-SFA boss Claims by Business Secretary Vince Cable that he stopped government officials from “killing off” FE have been backed by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted looking at ‘frequent but shorter’ inspections for good providers Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has laid out plans for “frequent but shorter” inspections for good FE and skills… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Clegg repeats ‘cradle to college’ pledge but questions remain unanswered Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has repeated his pledge to protect education funding “from cradle to college” in his… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News BREAKING: SFA to allow funding ‘top-up’ for new Esol quals Concerns about delivery costs for new English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) qualifications have been addressed by a… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Cable in ‘kill off FE’ claim at Lib Dem conference Business Secretary Vince Cable has claimed that government officials suggested “killing off FE” by cutting sector funding, it has… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 839 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo