News Colleges tell MPs of apprenticeship funding reform fears Further education colleges have added their voices to a growing list of sector organisations warning apprenticeship funding reforms could… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New minimum standards system prompts questions New minimum standards categories have been unveiled by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for 2014/15 — but the sector… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Accounts committee looks at Dfe participation record A sector leader has called for “coherence” in government’s approach to improving participation of 16 to 18-year-olds in education… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News The FE Wolf at the Lords’ door Professor Alison Wolf, the influential academic who authored the government’s 2011 report on vocational education, is one of just… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College staff back to polls on industrial action Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike earlier this year will vote on whether to take further… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fine for college after worker breaks back A Lancashire college has been fined £20,000 after an employee broke his back while changing the filter of an… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Plan C’ fears as Hub back-up phased out The closure of the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA) online data collection (OLDC) system as a back-up for its breakdown-plagued… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commissioner — ‘college cannot operate on own’ Norton Radstock College has been told it can no longer operate on its own after FE Commissioner Dr David… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Morgan’s funding rate assurance leads to long-term security plea Sector figures have called for long-term funding security after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan (pictured) told MPs the government had… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE loans blamed for “collapse” in number of older people on level three and four courses Urgent government action is required after FE loans caused a “collapse” in the number of older people taking level… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Merger murmurs after Lauener gets SFA role The future of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has been brought into question with Education Funding Agency (EFA) chief… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Investigation call over 16 to 19 safeguarding failure A Midland council looks set to investigate a local 16 to 19 provider after Ofsted inspectors found it was… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
