News Colleges hit by 18-year-old funding rate cut far worse than school sixth forms, government assessment reveals Colleges will be hit by a controversial funding rate cut for 18-year-olds far worse than school sixth forms, a much-anticipated… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Providers ‘at fault’ for new funding system fiasco says Skills Minister Matthew Hancock Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has laid the blame for the Skills Funding Agency’s new payment software fiasco on providers’ “own… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Leading London college tumbles to inadequate One of London’s largest FE colleges, and a former outstanding one, has crashed to a grade four Ofsted rating…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cash queries over maths qual The government unveiled plans for a new level three qualification to keep young people studying maths until 18, but… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Providers underpaid on ASB by £61.8m Just over half of all providers in England were not paid for all the work they carried out last… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hancock faces MPs’ wrath over DfE cut Members of the Education Select Committee could probe controversial government plans to cut funding for full-time education for 18-year-olds…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Huge under-delivery on 16 to 18 apprenticeships More than 520 providers under-delivered on their August 2012 16 to 18 apprenticeship allocations by a total of £241.5m…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Action on minimum wage ‘ridiculously late’ The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has acted to ensure all jobs on its vacancy matching website conform to the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Tribute to adult learning champion Chris Taylor who has died, aged 60 The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) has paid tribute to an award-winning former employee and “passionate supporter… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Older ‘apprenticeships’ warning for Skills Minister Matthew Hancock Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has been warned against promoting apprenticeships for over 50s along the same lines as those for… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Newham College principal Denise Brown-Sackey quits after series of allegations Newham College principal Denise Brown-Sackey has quit after a series of damaging allegations relating to the London college. She… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New Year, new hopes as sector faces up to funding cuts, reforms and the General Election countdown FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 811 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
