News Second wave of maths upskilling courses planned for FE teachers The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) will run a second wave of training courses aimed at increasing the number… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Finanacial problems ‘typical’ says principal ordered to improve The principal of a financially-troubled sixth form college ordered by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to improve has hit… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted’s new CIF plans under three-point inspection Reading the preamble to Ofsted’s Better inspection for all consultation suggests a degree of reflection from Chief Inspector Sir… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News £142m contractor top-slicing ‘extortionate’ 40 pc The country’s biggest Skills Funding Agency (SFA) contractor is charging management fees up to an “extortionate” 40 per cent… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News AELP concerns over Labour’s apprenticeship policy The Labour Party has been urged by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) to scrap its policy… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Brave bonzo Kendal College has opened an animal rescue and rehabilitation centre staffed by tutors and learners — and one of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News MPs hear of ‘cluster’ solution to apprenticeships Colleges should form closer ties with schools to encourage more young people into apprenticeships, Ofsted FE and skills director… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘No excuses’ as Ofsted sees lack of progress in grade four recovery The principal of a troubled London college has conceded there were “no excuses” for the poor results in an… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Flexibility plea after apprenticeships fall Greater contracting flexibility at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) could help reverse the continued decline in all-age apprenticeship starts,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal issues ‘think of learners’ plea over strike plans The principal of Lambeth College has pleaded with University and College Union (UCU) members to step back from “damaging… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Chief exec redundant with end of federation The chief executive of a two-college federation has been told his position has been made “redundant” with the break-up… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Council dishes out £2m loan to ‘safeguard’ college An East London council has given out a £2m loan to “help safeguard” the future of its local college…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 854 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 23h Josh Mellor 23h 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
