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 News SFA to have a rethink A functional skills convention was held by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and the Learning and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Colleges break ranks and praise Ofsted Inspectors this week received praise from two of England’s largest colleges, despite new data confirming a sharp rise in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Department for Education shuns its own funding consultation The government is ignoring concerns from colleges, parents and learners about plans to fund education providers on a “per… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News EFA unveil funding per student system The Education Funding Agency (EFA) is to replace the current funding formula with a payment per student system in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 810 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
