News Squad UK announced for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has today announced the young competitors that have won a place in Squad UK… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Recording students job outcomes should be “requirement” says Ofsted The inadequate focus of FE providers on the job outcomes of students was a critical talking point at Ofsted’s… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Hayes announces concessions on 24+ Advanced Learning Loans John Hayes, Minister of State for FE, Skills & Lifelong Learning, has today announced that the government will introduce… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The EFA admit a DfE maths ‘error’ The Education Funding Agency (EFA) have confirmed that the Department for Education (DfE) published an ‘error’ in the new 16-19 formula. The EFA… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted slams FE for failing to address the unemployment problem Matching students with a course that will lead to employment is “not a high enough priority” for FE providers,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Eastleigh College rated “outstanding” by Ofsted Eastleigh College has been awarded the highest inspection grade possible by Ofsted. Inspectors said the college was “outstanding” in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Week celebrates its first birthday! We asked a few FE heroes what they thought of our first year… The further education and skills sector… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Final interview with retiring SFA CEO What has been your greatest achievement at the SFA? “The biggest thrill for me and the greatest intellectual high… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Traineeships to be piloted The deputy prime minister has revealed plans for a new pre-apprenticeship scheme that he called “traineeships”. Nick Clegg, speaking… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Exam reform would stop ‘race to the bottom’, say MPs A radical shake-up of the qualifications system for 15 to 19-year-olds in England has been proposed by an influential… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Providers’ management fees to be audited Lead providers who subcontract will need to provide a report next year that proves they are not taking too… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA satisfaction survey The Skills Funding Agency has launched its second annual ‘College and Training Organisation Survey’. The questionnaire looks at how… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 806 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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
