News New apprentice funding model ‘no simple system’ The newly-announced apprenticeship funding system in which employers will contribute 33 per cent of the cash has been described… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted calls time on privatised inspection regime for FE and schools Ofsted inspections of FE and skills providers and schools will no longer be carried out by private contractors from… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Employers to fork out for a third of apprenticeship training as government tells bosses to pay providers for first time Employers will be expected to pay a third of the provider costs for apprenticeship, it was announced today. The… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Bradford College goes internal for new chief after Bravo move blow Bradford College Group has gone internal in its hunt for a new chief executive after Hampshire principal Anthony Bravo… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Get hands-on with careers advice, says AoC research Young people want more hands-on experience in deciding what career path they should take, according to new research from the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Lambeth College staff vote to walk out indefinitely Staff at Lambeth College have voted to go on indefinite strike in a row over proposed changes to terms… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Female leaders need to ‘stand up and be counted,’ says WLN chair The chair of the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) has told how women at the top of colleges should “stand up… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Commissioner’s college visits hit double figures as plans for annual report are revealed Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has taken his tally of college reviews to 10, and will outline… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Skills Funding Agency releases long-awaited online learning aim search engine The Skills Funding Agency has produced its long-awaited and overdue online Learning Aims Reference System (Lars). It is an… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Number of Neets falls — but England still behind European neighbours, warns thinktank The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) fell in the first three months of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Seven-year wait for new FE and skills professional teaching standards is over New guidelines for FE and skills teachers, lecturers and trainers have been issued by the Education and Training Foundation…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Commissioner ruling on grade four college leads to 150 jobs at risk A Greater Manchester college could be forced to make up to 150 redundancies after it was ordered to balance… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 850 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