News Gove attacked over excellent ‘extra-curricular’ claims Funding for “expensive and untested” free schools should be used to improve extra-curricular activities at existing institutions, Sixth Form… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Principal ‘devastated’ by girl’s nursery death The principal of a Yorkshire college said she had been “devastated” by the death of a three-year-old girl who… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Euro funding could be better spent locally — DWP official European funding for tackling youth unemployment could have been better spent at local level, a Department for Work and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Provider staff admit ripping off taxpayers The boss of A4e has spoken of his disappointment at four former employers after they admitted ripping off taxpayers… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Loans process ‘putting off learners’ Fears have been raised that a lengthy application process for FE loans could be putting people off starting courses…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Hayes in FE ‘comeback’ after year out Former Skills Minister John Hayes has called for more to be done to improve careers advice for young people… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News £20m scheme to recruit 500 extra maths teachers for FE sector unveiled Graduate maths teachers who choose to teach in FE colleges will get a bonus of up to £10,000 under… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Survey shows employers can’t fill 22pc of vacancies Nearly a quarter of vacancies in the UK have gone unfilled because of a shortage of much-needed skills, a… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Fraction of FE loans paid out for apprenticeships Just a fraction of the 25,200 FE loans taken out between August and October last year were for apprenticeships,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Shock funding cut for 1,500 adult quals As many as 1,500 qualifications face the public funding axe as the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) looks to introduce… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Concerns over nuclear college plans Plans for a new college to train nuclear power plant workers have sparked concerns among colleges who had been… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Software problems ‘distorting’ key FE and skills statistics Key information designed to “hold the government to account over delivery of policy” has been corrupted by ongoing problems… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 848 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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
