News

Our Mann’s impressed with Nottinghamshire college

Laying bricks, an afternoon jam with talented music students and a relaxing manicure were just some of the activities…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Councils ‘not tracking’ 16 to 18s

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured) has criticised a dozen councils for failing to track 16 to 18-year-olds’ employment status….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Colleges under fire in social mobility commission report

A hard-hitting report by the government’s social mobility commission has attacked college performance and recommended funding for employment outcomes…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Yorkshire provider loses £500k funding over audit ‘concerns’

A West Yorkshire training provider is to have its £500,000 Skills Funding Agency contract terminated after an audit raised…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Minister in Elite tag ‘hint’ after Premier Colleges launch

A “new breed of elite colleges” appears to have been hinted at in the same week as a group…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Niace demands Pupil Premium cash for family learning

The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) wants Pupil Premium cash from the government to fund a huge…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


News

Commons grilling for Elmfield, Syddall and SFA

Former Elmfield director Ged Syddall and Skills Funding Agency finance director Paul McGuire look set for a “no-holds-barred” grilling…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Nine in court over alleged A4e fraud

Nine former employees of welfare to work provider A4e have appeared in court charged with fraud. The six women…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Colleges hoping for VAT ‘anomaly’ end after MPs’ letter and PM pledge

Sixth form colleges could be about to see the end of a “longstanding inequality” on VAT after more than…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

The apprenticeship champion line-up

One of these three women will be crowned apprentice champion of the year. Chloe Gailes, aged 28, Karen Lowry-Hall,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Agency restructure sees two directors remain but four out

Three directors and a chief information officer have been identified as among the first to go in a programme…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Baker’s Career Colleges ‘risk confusion’

Further education leaders have expressed concern at Lord Baker’s plans to establish “yet another” brand of vocational training colleges….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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
Josh Mellor
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
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel