News SFA in discussions with Ofsted about having a greater focus on large subcontractors BBC Radio 4 will today broadcast an interview with the Skills Funding Agency during which they confirm they are… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News UCU demands college spending probe by the public accounts committee The University and College Union (UCU) has called for a parliamentary investigation into college spending. The call follows UCU… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Funding Agency abolishes relationship managers Providers with Skills Funding Agency contracts will no longer have a dedicated relationship manager, following staffing cuts at the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New cross-party commission on apprenticeships launched by thinktank A new cross-party commission to examine how apprenticeships can help to bridge the skills gap has been launched by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News IfL announces plans for closure and transfer to the ETF The Institute for Learning (IfL) could become part of the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) following a recommendation by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Labour to call for 100 more University Technical Colleges by 2020 The Labour Party is expected to back calls to establish 100 more University Technical Colleges (UTCs) by 2020, despite… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Upturn in 16 to 18 apprenticeship fortunes The fortunes of 16 to 18 apprenticeships appear to be changing with the first year-on-year rise for the third… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News College principal takes ‘temporary leave of absence’ as chair of governors becomes interim chief Warwickshire College principal Mariane Cavalli has taken a “temporary leave of absence” and will be replaced on an interim… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Glory beckons in Brazil for WorldSkills UK hopefuls England’s hopes for the World Cup glory in Brazil may have been dashed, but the hunt for young people… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Union strike bill nears £200k The cost of an ongoing strike at Lambeth College over new contracts for staff is nearing the £200,000-mark for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News HMRC to give out learner details A new government bill aims to allow Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to give out learner details for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Agency loses tolerance on delivery A Skills Funding Agency clampdown on under-delivery next academic year has prompted concerns that providers could be hit by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 831 Older Must read 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 7d Shane Chowen 7d 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo