News A Way forward for Apprenticeship durations FE Week’s Nick Reinis speaking to the newly appointed chief executive of NAS at the Apprenticeship Quality Conference last… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship Vacancy system ‘under scrutiny’ Sanctions are being considered for providers who fail to advertise vacancies on the Apprenticeship Vacancy (AV) system, an e-mail… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Stay of execution for ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualifications will continue to be funded for at least one more year,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News No accountability for issues in FE, say MPs There are too many funding organisations in further education of which none take responsibility for cutting red tape, according… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Funding comparison software released by The Data Service The Data Service, an arm of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), has today published ‘shadow funding calculations’ in the latest… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News More than 2,000 secret changes to FE Choices An investigation into changes on FE Choices has found more than 2,000 data records were adjusted without public knowledge…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA auditors assigned to A4e Auditors at the Skills Funding Agency have been assigned to help A4e carry out a review of some of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Principal supports no-notice inspections The principal of a college which underwent the first no-notice inspection in FE has praised the piloted scheme. Richard… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Unemployment not free for all Confusion reigns over who should pay fees The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) say colleges are not allowed to fully-fund… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Lambeth College leaves 157 Group following inspection A college will not renew membership to the 157 Group amid reports of an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted inspection. Lambeth College,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE loans equality impact assessment delayed The final impact assessment and equality impact assessment for the proposed FE loans system has been delayed by the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Gazelle group report says colleges need a “complete transformation” Gazelle group members with Richard Branson at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2012 Further education (FE) colleges needs a “complete… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
