News Provider training firm goes bust after ‘downturn in bookings’ A company that provided training to organisations across England through the Excellence in Learning brand is being liquidated after… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Poor showing for FE sector in employer list Just three FE and skills institutions made it onto a list of top employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Foundation appoints ‘learner voice’ to directors board Student leader Joe Vinson has been given a seat on the director’s board of the Education and Training Foundation… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Further scrutiny after Barnfield College finance claims The FE Commissioner began scrutinising Barnfield College at the end of this week, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Inspectors get college careers advice guidance Ofsted inspectors have been issued new guidance on judging colleges’ provision of independent careers guidance. According to the education… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Minister takes ‘full responsibility’ as SFA software issues go on Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has apologised for the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA) new payment software fiasco after initially seeming… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Administered college gets ‘direct’ role in sale of provision Troubled K College is back on the market — this time with its own corporation playing a greater role… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Teenage participation behind new DfE probe by audit office The Department for Education (DfE) is facing a second National Audit Office probe, with efforts to increase participation in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Loans system ‘leads to 18 pc’ fall in learner numbers The FE loans system could lead to a drop in learner numbers of up to 18 per cent, a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Questions over need for new HS2 rail college Government plans for the first new FE college in 20 years, to train engineers for the £50bn high speed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges hit by 18-year-old funding rate cut far worse than school sixth forms, government assessment reveals Colleges will be hit by a controversial funding rate cut for 18-year-olds far worse than school sixth forms, a much-anticipated… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Providers ‘at fault’ for new funding system fiasco says Skills Minister Matthew Hancock Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has laid the blame for the Skills Funding Agency’s new payment software fiasco on providers’ “own… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
