News SFA to close OLDC as planned despite hub woes The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is to continue with plans to close its old funding system next week, despite… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges losing focus on student success, FE Commissioner warns Colleges are losing their focus on student success in favour of other activities, FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Half number of under-performing FE providers by 2020, social mobility body demands The number of under-performing colleges and apprenticeship training providers should be halved by 2020, the Social Mobility and Child… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Professor Alison Wolf given peerage Vocational education expert and academic Alison Wolf is to join the House of Lords, it has been announced. Professor… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New shadow education minister ‘excited’ about FE and skills role New shadow education minister Yvonne Fovargue has spoken of her “excitement” about the FE and skills element of her… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Yvonne Fovargue gets shadow education post in Labour’s mini-reshuffle The new shadow education minister responsible for FE and skills has been named as Yvonne Fovargue. Ms Fovargue’s appointment… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Second academic issues guidance criticism Further education sector bodies have called for action after another academic criticised careers advice in England. In a report… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Minister admits to ‘nerves’ over making employers cough up for apprenticeships Skills Minister Nick Boles has admitted to being “nervous” about proposed employer cash contributions towards apprenticeship training costs. Addressing… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice group campaigns on childcare The National Society of Apprentices (NSOA) has called for a childcare funding scheme that hands out up to £8,400… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News QCF ‘needs fixing, not ditching’ Ofqual has been urged not to “throw the baby out with the bathwater” after its boss hinted the Qualifications… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth strike vote shelved to consider ‘new offer’ A ballot that could have led to renewed industrial action at Lambeth College has been suspended to allow union… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Trial over a4e seven accused of fraud offences under way The trial of seven people charged with fraud-related offences after allegedly ripping off the taxpayer at welfare-to-work provider A4e… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 20h Josh Mellor 20h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
