News Association of Colleges calls for action on funding software The Association of Colleges’ boss has written to the Skills Funding Agency expressing concerns over software funding delays and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News New course will prepare FE lecturers to teach GCSE English A new training course is set to be launched to prepare FE lecturers for a massive expansion in students… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Elmfield to ‘take steps to put the company into administration’ Elmfield Training has confirmed that its “directors have taken steps to protect the company through an administration process”. In… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Fury at SFA funding software delays Funding software delays at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) sparked fury in the FE sector. A delay in supplying… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Shadow Skills Minister quizzes government on apprenticeship drop Newly appointed Shadow Skills Minister Liam Bryne quizzed his opposite number Matthew Hancock over the drop in 16 to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News SFA funding software delay as provider data deadline looms Providers will have just eight working days to check and correct their 2013/14 academic year data as the Skills… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Foundation invites bids to support traineeship delivery The Education and Training Foundation has called for organisations to bid to develop support programmes for providers delivering traineeships…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Education certificates firm accused of corrupt payments in Africa An Eastbourne-based firm that prints qualification certificates is facing allegations of corrupt payments made in Africa. Smith & Ouzman… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College hit with ‘poor financial management’ claim An allegation of poor financial management at a Bedfordshire college, along with concerns about “extensive” staff restructuring and redundancies, has been… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College under SFA and DfE investigation A Bedfordshire college is under investigation by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Department for Education (DfE) following… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Enthusiastic reception for family learning expansion plans The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education’s (Niace) new report calling for widespread expansion of family learning generated an… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News New funding system delay has knock-on effect: sub-contractor issues wages warning over prime’s non-payment Sub-contractors are suffering devastating knock-on effects as the wait for a new Skills Funding Agency (SFA) payment system continues,… FE Week 12y FE Week 12y Newer 1 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 22h Josh Mellor 22h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
