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 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 Newer 1 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 854 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 16h Josh Mellor 16h 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
