News Potential fraud cases with SFA rocket The number of potential fraud cases referred to the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) more than doubled between 2012-13 and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Anti-voc quals favouritism fear Official judgement on 2012/13 provision for 16 to 19-year-olds could be weighted against those offering mainly vocational qualifications, the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Enemy’ minister Hancock hands union £15m Skills Minister Matthew Hancock pledged £15m of government support for Unionlearn next academic year having been labelled an “enemy”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hub system ‘ready’ to calculate funds The Skills Funding Agency will be hoping that long-standing problems in developing new funding software are at an end… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cash application form for free school meals The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has issued a new application form for providers to dish out free school meals… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Union calls national ‘day of action’ in support of staff on indefinite strike at Lambeth College The University and College Union (UCU) has called a national “day of action” tomorrow in support of staff in… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Top job at Skills Funding Agency on offer — ‘no FE and skills experience necessary’ The post of full-time chief executive at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is on offer with a salary of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Education Funding Agency to stick with 2011/12 minimum standards when judging last year’s provision The Education Funding Agency has published guidance on how 16 to 19 provision from 2012/13 will be judged. The… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News New report calls for more ‘earning and learning’ in bid to cut youth unemployment A report out today from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has called for more ‘earning and learning’… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News New EFA guidance for providers confirms English and maths funding requirement from 2014/15 The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has today published guidance that confirms new funding requirements for English and maths. Its post-16… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Catch-up’ criticism over tech bacc Labour has accused the Conservatives of playing “catch-up” on tech baccs after just five colleges were revealed to be… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Loans plan could see full costs hit 19 to 23s The government is considering extending the FE loans system to cover level two qualifications and more learners as it… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 831 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
