News Wait for quals cut list set to continue Awarding bodies are facing another month’s wait to find out if their qualifications have been saved from a public… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shock £4m accounts black hole could lead to college fraud probe The Skills Funding Agency is considering whether a London college should face financial investigation after a shock £4.1m black… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Inadequate appeal rejected by Ofsted A large London college has had its appeal against an Ofsted inadequate grading thrown out. LeSoCo, formed through a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News More evidence of government’s GCSE favouritism Further evidence has emerged that the government already favours GCSEs, with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock having described Functional Skills… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Simple pass or fail gets Skills Minister’s green light Proposals for apprentices to be successfully graded will pass, merit or distinction for their skills have been rejected, FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £2.73 an-hour The National Minimum Wage for apprentices is set to rise by 5p an-hour to £2.73, the Department for Business,… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Adult skills funding rates untouched despite budget cuts Adult skills funding rates in 2014/15 are to remain the same as this year, despite a 19 per cent… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sector reacts positively to FE progression proposal from Labour taskforce A Labour Skills Taskforce recommendation that school funding be withheld if students do not progress into FE, employment or… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Wait for new SFA funding rules is over The wait for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) 2014/15 funding rules is over. The new funding rules came out yesterday having… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Provider cuts averaging up to 15pc expected this week Providers were expected to be hit with adult skills budget cuts this week at an average of between 10 and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Technology takes centre stage on future talks as politicians clash at 2030 skills report launch Technology dominated the debate at a conference arranged to discuss the future of the UK skills sector. The UK… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentices tell of careers guidance problems in ministerial debate Apprentices from across the country aired their views on the programme at a debate in Central London. Reporter Rebecca… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
