News New Year, new hopes as sector faces up to funding cuts, reforms and the General Election countdown FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Commissioner strips second principal of powers The FE Commissioner has slapped a second grade four college with administered status as an Ofsted monitoring report blasted… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Agency gets tough with new rules on bosses The Skills Funding Agency has beefed-up funding rules to stop rogue bosses setting up new providers to get their… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Countdown to end of apprentice loans continues No date has been given for the abolition of adult apprenticeship loans, despite Business Secretary Vince Cable’s (pictured left)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Agency rule change allows grade three providers to keep taking on trainees Providers that drop to a grade three Ofsted rating will be allowed to keep taking on new trainees under… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Chancellor Osborne buries hopes of college VAT refund Hopes of a VAT refund for colleges look to have finally ended with Education Secretary Michael Gove admitting his… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Nothing like a damehood for Asha West Nottinghamshire College principal Asha Khemka (pictured) tops the FE and skills sector’s representation on the New Year Honours… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Week most read news in 2013 FE Week is a printed newspaper and every edition (along with supplements) is sent to subscribers. If you do… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Tributes to late union leader and college lecturer John McCormack Warm tributes have been paid to University and College Union (UCU) vice president John McCormack, who died on Friday… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Loans company awaiting orders to stop processing ‘dropped’ 24+ apprenticeship applications The Student Loans Company is continuing to process FE loans for apprenticeships while it awaits government orders that the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Delay hopes raised on ‘painful’ funding cut for 18-year-olds’ education A “painful” funding cut to 18-year-olds’ full-time education that drew cross-FE sector opposition could be delayed. Education Secretary Michael Gove… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Business Secretary Vince Cable confirms ‘dropping’ of apprenticeship FE loans Business Secretary Vince Cable has exclusively confirmed to FE Week that the government is “dropping” the troubled 24+ advanced… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
