News Further education colleges outnumber universities in learners’ higher education top 20 Learners have put 12 FE colleges among the UK’s top 20 higher education providers in the 2014 National Student… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprenticeship starters should be no older than 23, says new IPPR report Apprentices should be no older than 23 at the time of starting their course, a new report from the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Darlington College tops minister’s new ‘experimental success measure’ The government has today published for the first time employment and other 19+ learner outcomes for FE and skills… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sector leaders set out priorities for new Skills Minister Nick Boles The appointment of Nick Boles (pictured) as Skills Minister following the promotion of his predecessor, Matthew Hancock, has led… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Providers hit by SFA funding software crash with data deadline looming Long-running problems with new Skills Funding Agency (SFA) payment software appeared to hit providers again when the Hub data collection system crashed. It went… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Free school meals policy to blame for 16 to 19 funding cuts, claims former Gove aide Funding for FE was cut last year to pay for the government’s universal free school meals policy, a former… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Two general FE colleges among backers in new round of UTCs announced by Chancellor George Osborne A new round of University Technical Colleges (UTCs), involving two general FE colleges, has been announced by Chancellor George… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News BAE given £35m SFA contract despite not tendering A £35m IT contract with the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has been awarded to BAE Systems — despite the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Warning against ‘one size fits all’ inspections as Ofsted considers FE and skills merger with schools and early years Ofsted proposals to merge the FE and skills inspection regime with schools and early years have drawn warnings from the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News EXCLUSIVE: Ofsted FE and skills inspections face merger with schools and early years Ofsted’s FE and skills inspection regime could be scrapped as the watchdog looks at a huge merger shake-up including… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Trade union and business leaders issue joint agreement over traineeship pay and work experience as programme marks one-year anniversary Trade union and business leaders have today issued a joint agreement on traineeships over pay and work experience quality… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government Q&A on apprenticeship funding reform fails to ease concerns Concerns about proposed new apprenticeship funding models remain despite an update on reform plans from the Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
