News Departmental collaboration and high-profile campaign needed to address adult literacy and numeracy issue, say MPs Greater co-operation across several government departments, a review of funding and a high profile national campaign were among a… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sector responds to MPs’ adult numeracy and literacy report Key figures from across the FE and skills sector have been poring over the adult numeracy and literacy report by… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sector bodies have their say on government plans Officials at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) are currently sifting through the results of FE and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Could a learner have committed militant hacking? Police investigating the hacking of a college website which resulted in it “supporting” the militant group Islamic State (ISIS)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Don’t spend Bursary Fund cash on FE free meals top-up’ — DfE Officials at the Department for Education (DfE) have told providers they can’t top up FE free meals allocations with… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News SFA’s £30.4m grant clears K College advances debt Debts at the defunct K College were cleared after the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) dished out a £30.4m grant,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News No tracking of traineeship job outcomes The government has admitted it did not ask providers to keep a record of whether traineeships resulted in learners… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE gives colleges school data access to remove young learners’ hurdle A major stumbling block holding up colleges looking to take on 14 and 15-year-old learners has been addressed by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Leadership thinktank launches £50K future-gazing fellowships A new FE leadership thinktank set up by former Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) chair Dame Ruth Silver… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hub breaks down on ILR data deadline day Providers trying to submit information for the first individualised learner record (ILR) return of the academic year faced software… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Failure warning as ‘less than half’ of traineeship providers deliver starts The Department for Education (DfE) has “failed” to manage providers operating its traineeship programme, a senior MP has claimed…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Leps need more responsibility and funding to deliver on digital skills, adult education chief tells Lords Local enterprise partnerships (Leps) should be given more responsibility and funding to point learners in the direction of opportunities… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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
