News Inadequate appeal rejected by Ofsted A large London college has had its appeal against an Ofsted inadequate grading thrown out. LeSoCo, formed through a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News More evidence of government’s GCSE favouritism Further evidence has emerged that the government already favours GCSEs, with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock having described Functional Skills… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Simple pass or fail gets Skills Minister’s green light Proposals for apprentices to be successfully graded will pass, merit or distinction for their skills have been rejected, FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £2.73 an-hour The National Minimum Wage for apprentices is set to rise by 5p an-hour to £2.73, the Department for Business,… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Adult skills funding rates untouched despite budget cuts Adult skills funding rates in 2014/15 are to remain the same as this year, despite a 19 per cent… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sector reacts positively to FE progression proposal from Labour taskforce A Labour Skills Taskforce recommendation that school funding be withheld if students do not progress into FE, employment or… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Wait for new SFA funding rules is over The wait for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) 2014/15 funding rules is over. The new funding rules came out yesterday having… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Provider cuts averaging up to 15pc expected this week Providers were expected to be hit with adult skills budget cuts this week at an average of between 10 and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Technology takes centre stage on future talks as politicians clash at 2030 skills report launch Technology dominated the debate at a conference arranged to discuss the future of the UK skills sector. The UK… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentices tell of careers guidance problems in ministerial debate Apprentices from across the country aired their views on the programme at a debate in Central London. Reporter Rebecca… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Reforms signal ‘death’ of teen apprenticeships An “enforced” employer’s fee for 16 and 17-year-old apprenticeships under government funding reforms could spell the end of the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News NCG loses DWP jobs contract A multi-million pound government contract to find work for long-term unemployed people has been taken off NCG (formerly Newcastle… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 806 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
