News EMA replacement is inadequate and under-funded, says Barnardo’s Young learners from disadvantaged backgrounds are being let down by the 16-19 Bursary Fund because it is inadequate, inconsistent… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Jayde Kirkup is the FE Week & Me competition winner Congratulations Jayde Kirkup! We asked students to send in a 500-word article explaining what brought them to college, along… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News NAO’s verdict on adult apprenticeships Funding rates are unreliable The funding rates used to pay training providers for delivering an apprenticeship are not based… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Vocational quals counted out Concern has been raised at the government’s expulsion of thousands of qualifications from school league tables. While stating that… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Employability qualifications are just the job Increasing unemployment is fuelling a sharp rise in demand for short employability qualifications, figures obtained by FE Week reveal…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship success rates highest ever Apprenticeship success rates have risen for the fourth consecutive year across all age groups, according to new government data…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Young apprenticeships fall as adults nearly double The rise in adult apprenticeships has continued to accelerate in the first three months of the new academic year,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News More than 14m learner accounts unused Less than 0.01 per cent of more than 14 million learning accounts have been accessed directly by learners, figures… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Hayes launches independent review into professionalism of FE workforce The Skills Minister has launched an independent review into the professionalism of the further education (FE) and skills workforce… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The National Audit Office passes judgement on adult apprenticeships The National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Adult Apprenticeships’ report today, which looks into “whether the Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week’s Apprenticeship Week Supplement 31/01/2012 Find out more News AoC survey reveals a ‘worrying’ drop in low level learners Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 783 Older Must read Skills England Long read From IfATE to Skills England via DfE: What you need to know The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill explained Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Colleges Investigation Leeds FE ‘capacity crisis’ risks leaving poorest behind A local college leader says the DfE should redirect “unused” capital funds to where they are most needed Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Election 2024, Politics Starmer promises to ‘repair our public services’ after historic election win Starmer will officially become prime minister and appoint his cabinet later today Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Next 3 stories Qualifications, T Levels Exclusive Revealed: Most T Level drop outs switch to axed courses 90% of T Level drop-outs that switched to other technical courses went on to qualifications due to be defunded Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Long read, SEND Investigation The high cost pressures of safety valve deals Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may… Jessica Hill 6mo Jessica Hill 6mo Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo
