News Hunt restates technical institutes plan but questions remain that they would ‘address real issues affecting FE’ Labour’s tech bacc plans and proposals for Institutes of Technical Education were restated in a speech today by Shadow… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Commissioner questions future of cash-strapped college that saw governor resignations over principal’s appointment The FE Commissioner has questioned the future of a cash-strapped Midland college that saw governors resign after a new principal… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News A-level results day 2014 Students across the country were this morning finding out how they performed in their A-levels and deciding their next… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 Newer 1 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 854 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 17h Josh Mellor 17h 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