News Schools cash ringfence ‘unsustainable’ warns AoC Department for Education (DfE) ringfencing of school funding has been labelled as “unsustainable” by the Association of Colleges (AoC)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Governors take driving seat with Data Dashboard Governors will have greater access to performance information on their institutions with Ofsted’s launch of an online dashboard expected… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Fewer than two applications for every traineeship vacancy Official figures showing fewer than two applications for each traineeship vacancy have sparked concern about a “general lack of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News EFA issues out-of-area rule Colleges seeking funding for learners based outside their usual catchment areas will have to give notice of eight weeks,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Specialist colleges leader tells of concerns over new SEN law The impact of a new law aimed at improving special needs provision in general FE and sixth form colleges… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Dame Ruth in fine fettle for leadership role return Dame Ruth Silver is making her FE and skills return with a new sector leadership thinktank funded by money… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Who will certificate Bright? More awarding organisations distance themselves from troubled provider Two further awarding organisations have cut ties with Bright Assessing less… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News AoC report predicts £4.6bn budget black hole at Department for Education The Department for Education (DfE) could face a financial black hole of more than £4bn by 2018/19, the Association… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship reforms must be tested, says AoC The Association of Colleges has called for government proposals for apprenticeship funding reform to be “carefully modelled and trialled”… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Disparities on gender, race and disability with equality ‘still missing’ from apprenticeships “As the popularity of apprenticeships increases, how can the sector ensure everyone has access to them?” That was the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers advice report shows ‘how little’ a quality service would cost A new report which puts an annual cost on a “benchmarked” careers guidance provision in schools has been welcomed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Higher apprenticeships in line for UCas applications The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCas) has welcomed an invitation for talks on promoting higher apprenticeships. The organisation,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 848 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
