News Improvement plan ‘not fit for purpose’ at grade four-rated Central Bedfordshire UTC Ofsted inspectors have branded the improvement action plan of an inadequate-rated university technical college (UTC) as “not fit for… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Departmental collaboration and high-profile campaign needed to address adult literacy and numeracy issue, say MPs Greater co-operation across several government departments, a review of funding and a high profile national campaign were among a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sector responds to MPs’ adult numeracy and literacy report Key figures from across the FE and skills sector have been poring over the adult numeracy and literacy report by… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sector bodies have their say on government plans Officials at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) are currently sifting through the results of FE and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Could a learner have committed militant hacking? Police investigating the hacking of a college website which resulted in it “supporting” the militant group Islamic State (ISIS)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News ‘Don’t spend Bursary Fund cash on FE free meals top-up’ — DfE Officials at the Department for Education (DfE) have told providers they can’t top up FE free meals allocations with… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News SFA’s £30.4m grant clears K College advances debt Debts at the defunct K College were cleared after the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) dished out a £30.4m grant,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News No tracking of traineeship job outcomes The government has admitted it did not ask providers to keep a record of whether traineeships resulted in learners… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News DfE gives colleges school data access to remove young learners’ hurdle A major stumbling block holding up colleges looking to take on 14 and 15-year-old learners has been addressed by… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Leadership thinktank launches £50K future-gazing fellowships A new FE leadership thinktank set up by former Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) chair Dame Ruth Silver… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Hub breaks down on ILR data deadline day Providers trying to submit information for the first individualised learner record (ILR) return of the academic year faced software… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Failure warning as ‘less than half’ of traineeship providers deliver starts The Department for Education (DfE) has “failed” to manage providers operating its traineeship programme, a senior MP has claimed…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 854 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 18h Josh Mellor 18h 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
