News Ofsted clashes with AoC over ‘consequence of failure’ Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has clashed with the Association of Colleges (AoC) over the issue of failing colleges… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Government ‘accepts principle’ of Lord Heseltine’s single funding pot The government has already “accepted the principle” of Lord Heseltine’s single funding pot idea for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs),… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Exclusive: Jobs hope with agreement on Pearson in Practice The future of around 150 FE jobs might have been saved after a deal was struck “in principle” to… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Dates confirmed for Skills Show 2013 The Skills Show, the UK’s largest skills and careers event, returns to the NEC Birmingham from 14-16 November 2013… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News A capital in crisis? Tumbling inspection grades over the last two years have begged the question ‘is London learning?’ Chris Henwood looks at… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Sector in tribute to outgoing chief The retiring head of further education and skills investment at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has told… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Warning over Heseltine’s single funding pot for LEPs Lord Heseltine’s proposal to hand-over the entire skills budget to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) could become a reality with… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The AELP calls for funding change Independent learning providers are calling for an end to a dual funding system that sees them denied overpayments while… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Provider goes under following ‘clawbacks’ A Liverpool-based provider that trained around 700 learners has gone into administration, putting 70 jobs at risk. Scientiam appointed… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeships 16-18 fall hits finances Providers underdelivered on 16 to 18 apprenticeships by more than £61m last year, newly-released Skills Funding Agency figures have… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Survey exposes SFA staff ‘frustration at cuts’ Just one-in-three staff at the Skills Funding Agency believes change is managed well within the organisation, its own survey… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA demands subcontractor deals go online Tough new rules forcing prime contractors to go public with information on their deals with providers are to be… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Newer 1 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 830 Older Must read Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5d Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo