News Top job at Skills Funding Agency on offer — ‘no FE and skills experience necessary’ The post of full-time chief executive at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is on offer with a salary of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Education Funding Agency to stick with 2011/12 minimum standards when judging last year’s provision The Education Funding Agency has published guidance on how 16 to 19 provision from 2012/13 will be judged. The… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New report calls for more ‘earning and learning’ in bid to cut youth unemployment A report out today from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has called for more ‘earning and learning’… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New EFA guidance for providers confirms English and maths funding requirement from 2014/15 The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has today published guidance that confirms new funding requirements for English and maths. Its post-16… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News ‘Catch-up’ criticism over tech bacc Labour has accused the Conservatives of playing “catch-up” on tech baccs after just five colleges were revealed to be… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Loans plan could see full costs hit 19 to 23s The government is considering extending the FE loans system to cover level two qualifications and more learners as it… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Second college in fortnight bouncing back from grading disappointment A second major English college in less than a fortnight has recorded an improved Ofsted grade after previously slumping… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Counselling pensioner Robert a winning learner A 79-year-old who counsels people with mental health issues and a 22-year-old who has started a charity to promote… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Parties respond to adult learner manifesto recommendations Leading political figures responded on behalf of their parties to calls from the National Institute of Continuing Education (Niace)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges under fire over Gazelle’s £3.5m A month-long FE Week investigation into multi-million pound funding of Gazelle by UK colleges has resulted in criticism that… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Skills Funding Agency job cuts ‘ideological’ A programme of job cuts at the Skills Funding Agency has been attacked as “ideological” by MPs who warned… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Pay cut fears for apprentices Fears have emerged that government proposals to streamline “difficult” minimum wage rates for apprentices could lead to lower pay…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
