News SFA ‘top-up’ on Esol welcomed — but concern for 2015/16 A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) move to allow “topping-up” on funding for new English for Speakers of Other Languages… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Staff get ‘improved’ offer as strike vote ends Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike just before the summer holiday and are considering further industrial… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Phones 4u apprentices find new employers The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and subcontractor EQL Solutions have revealed plans to support apprentices left unemployed after Phones… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Childcare sector calls for return of Functional Skills as entry option Childcare qualification providers have called for Functional Skills to be reinstated as entry requirements for early years educator (EYE)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News All aboard for the Skills Show Plans for the third annual Skills Show have been unveiled, featuring more than 50 hands-on activities, a new tour… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Indies challenged to compete The independent learning provider (ILP) sector has been laid down the challenge of getting more involved in skills competitions…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form colleges record growing numbers Sixth form colleges have shared their enrolment figures for 2014 after taking part in a joint Association of Colleges… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Functional Skills here to stay, says Boles Functional Skills “will continue to be one of the types of qualification that learners have available,” according to a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted reinspection timeframe halved Ofsted proposals to halve the time between inspections of good FE and skills providers have been questioned by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable’s ‘FE saviour’ claim backed by ex-SFA boss Claims by Business Secretary Vince Cable that he stopped government officials from “killing off” FE have been backed by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted looking at ‘frequent but shorter’ inspections for good providers Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has laid out plans for “frequent but shorter” inspections for good FE and skills… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Clegg repeats ‘cradle to college’ pledge but questions remain unanswered Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has repeated his pledge to protect education funding “from cradle to college” in his… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 854 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
