News Top college earner figures ‘not showing full picture’ Calls for college chief executive and principal pay levels to be published have emerged amid concerns the growth of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Students’ union ‘needs more ambition’ in putting FE funding case The National Union of Students’ National Conference took place in Liverpool this month and resulted in re-elections and new… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Privacy warning over biometric data collection The boss of a Leicester-based national subcontractor where learners have their finger measurements scanned to get into classrooms has… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Software and Leps in Spicer update Skills Funding Agency (SFA) interim chief executive Barbara Spicer has written to contractors with an update on a range… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News New careers guidance rules ‘don’t go far enough’ New rules which mean schools will be forced to tell their pupils about FE and apprenticeships “don’t go far… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College steps in to save apprentices More than 160 engineering apprentices are set to be transferred to City College Norwich from an independent learning provider… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News UCU and AoC continue pay talks A pay deal for college staff is yet to be agreed for the next academic year. The University and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Grade four LeSoCo gets new Ofsted blow A large London college has been criticised in a follow-up report on its inadequate Oftsed rating. LeSoCo, a 17,000-learner… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Free meal guidelines issued by Education Funding Agency Colleges will get £2.41 for every free meal served to a disadvantaged learner under a new system coming into… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Accounting most popular for FE loans Qualifications in accounting and youth work have proved the most popular for students taking out 24+ advanced learner loans,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Hancock hits back over FE funding cuts Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured above) has hit back at criticism of government cuts, claiming it was “misleading” to say… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprentice funding plans rejected in consultation The full results of the government’s apprenticeship funding consultation last year have been released for the first time —… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 854 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
