News Countdown to end of apprentice loans continues No date has been given for the abolition of adult apprenticeship loans, despite Business Secretary Vince Cable’s (pictured left)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Agency rule change allows grade three providers to keep taking on trainees Providers that drop to a grade three Ofsted rating will be allowed to keep taking on new trainees under… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Chancellor Osborne buries hopes of college VAT refund Hopes of a VAT refund for colleges look to have finally ended with Education Secretary Michael Gove admitting his… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Nothing like a damehood for Asha West Nottinghamshire College principal Asha Khemka (pictured) tops the FE and skills sector’s representation on the New Year Honours… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Week most read news in 2013 FE Week is a printed newspaper and every edition (along with supplements) is sent to subscribers. If you do… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Tributes to late union leader and college lecturer John McCormack Warm tributes have been paid to University and College Union (UCU) vice president John McCormack, who died on Friday… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Loans company awaiting orders to stop processing ‘dropped’ 24+ apprenticeship applications The Student Loans Company is continuing to process FE loans for apprenticeships while it awaits government orders that the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Delay hopes raised on ‘painful’ funding cut for 18-year-olds’ education A “painful” funding cut to 18-year-olds’ full-time education that drew cross-FE sector opposition could be delayed. Education Secretary Michael Gove… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Business Secretary Vince Cable confirms ‘dropping’ of apprenticeship FE loans Business Secretary Vince Cable has exclusively confirmed to FE Week that the government is “dropping” the troubled 24+ advanced… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government reveals first round of ‘practical A-levels’ with 142 Tech-levels The first tranche of business-backed Tech-levels to be counted in new-look 16 to 19 performance tables has been announced…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News First FE Commissioner job results in administered status for K College after Ofsted inadequate grade Troubled K College has been put into administered status after becoming the first college to come under scrutiny from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Optimism in Ofsted report comes with warning of providers not meeting local economy needs Local employer needs are not being met by the FE and skills sector, according to this year’s Ofsted annual… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 850 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