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 News Workplace bosses get provider rating website Employers will be able to anonymously rate, review and compare providers using an online tool launched by Ofsted. Employer… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 854 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 14h Josh Mellor 14h 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
