News Adult skills funding rates untouched despite budget cuts Adult skills funding rates in 2014/15 are to remain the same as this year, despite a 19 per cent… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sector reacts positively to FE progression proposal from Labour taskforce A Labour Skills Taskforce recommendation that school funding be withheld if students do not progress into FE, employment or… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Wait for new SFA funding rules is over The wait for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) 2014/15 funding rules is over. The new funding rules came out yesterday having… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Provider cuts averaging up to 15pc expected this week Providers were expected to be hit with adult skills budget cuts this week at an average of between 10 and… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Technology takes centre stage on future talks as politicians clash at 2030 skills report launch Technology dominated the debate at a conference arranged to discuss the future of the UK skills sector. The UK… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprentices tell of careers guidance problems in ministerial debate Apprentices from across the country aired their views on the programme at a debate in Central London. Reporter Rebecca… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Reforms signal ‘death’ of teen apprenticeships An “enforced” employer’s fee for 16 and 17-year-old apprenticeships under government funding reforms could spell the end of the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News NCG loses DWP jobs contract A multi-million pound government contract to find work for long-term unemployed people has been taken off NCG (formerly Newcastle… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Learners could have qualifications revoked Past learners with a Warwickshire-based provider could have their qualifications taken away from them following a probe into allegations… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Commissioner findings add fuel to the Barnfield Federation fire The FE Commissioner’s findings of his inspection of the under-fire Barnfield Federation have been published, giving another damning verdict… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Traffic lights warning on careers guidance progress Not enough has been done to meet recommendations for the future of careers advice in England outlined by the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Skills Minister Matthew Hancock led MPs ‘up the garden path’ over balloon artistry and instructing pole fitness qualifications Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured) has been accused of “leading Parliament up the garden path” with claims to be cutting… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 854 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 17h Josh Mellor 17h 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
