News Signs of survival for the Skills Funding Agency Business Secretary Vince Cable has rejected proposals that would call time on the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). This comes… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News ‘Crazy’ early deadline for ILR returns College data staff have reacted angrily to a consultation that will consider if 2012/13 Individual Learner Records (ILR) should… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News No new money for funding rate rise The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has told FE Week that despite more than doubling the funding rates for functional… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship tax breaks welcomed Business leaders and union bosses have united behind an “all-or-nothing” review of apprenticeships that has called for workplace tax… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted accused of moving goalposts Ofsted has been accused of “moving the goalposts” for colleges following a damning annual report that pointed to a… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Work Programme needs to focus on the right skills A leading adult learning charity has said a £435 million government programme introduced 18 months ago to get the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government urged to ‘shine spotlight’ on further education, says Ofsted annual report The government has been urged to “shine a spotlight” on the further education sector following a damning Ofsted annual… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Richard puts tax credits at heart of apprenticeship review An “all-or-nothing” review of apprenticeships has called for employer tax breaks in a bid to make them more attractive… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Panel sets out to define FE Guild From left: Martin Doel, Peter Davies, David Hughes and Graham Hoyle on the panel at the Association of Colleges… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Employer ownership criticised as ‘top-slicing’ An FE leader blasted new training incentives for businesses worth £150m as “top slicing” funds from the adult skills… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Looking forward to the Richard Review David Way is interviewed by Chris Henwood in the mobile newsroom on the top floor of the Hyatt Birmingham… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Functional skills funding to double The FE Minister has pledged to double the amount of money available for adult English and maths skills branding… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 806 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
