News Progression payment for traineeships The government has launched a long-awaited consultation on moving to a new traineeship funding system in which providers are… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Full-time learner concerns lead to EFA review on planned hours Fears that a new planned hours system of funding 16 to 19 study programmes was being misused have prompted… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Commissioner points at leadership hitting staff morale FE commissioner Dr David Collins criticised leadership styles at two colleges and said staff morale was being hit, his… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Ofsted sees ‘insufficient progress’ at inadequate Lesoco and Stockport Two colleges branded inadequate by Ofsted last year have both emerged badly in the latest of three monitoring visits… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Copycat claim after Labour lays out youth plans Labour has been accused by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock of copying Conservative Party policy with proposals to drop JobSeekers… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Match Clegg’s ‘cradle to college’ pledge, sector demands Labour and the Conservatives have been urged to match a Liberal Democrat promise to protect education spending “from cradle… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News BIS publishes summary reports from FE Commissioner visits The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has today published summary reports of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins’s visits… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Labour to announce plans to scrap JSA for 18 to 21 year olds and replace with a youth training allowance Ed Miliband, the labour leader, will today endorse proposals to introduce a youth allowance linked to being enrolled in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government reveals new 16 to 19 SVQ quals New level two qualifications called substantial vocational qualifications (SVQs) have been revealed by the government today. They have been… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Small classes, staff budgets and governors’ skills in the spotlight as FE Commissioner issues progress review FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has criticised small classes, big staffing spends and a skills shortage on governing boards… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Sixth form colleges forced to spend 35 per cent less on learners than academy rivals, according to report Sixth form colleges are being forced to spend 35 per cent less per student than academies do, according to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Clegg promises to protect education spending ‘from cradle to college’ Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged to ringfence 16 to 19 education funding if the Liberal Democrats win… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 841 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
