News Schools advice plea as 16 to 18 apprenticeships keep falling A continued drop in 16 to 18 apprenticeship starts has prompted a call for the government to clampdown on… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Report calls for National VET Centre The creation of a national centre for vocational training has been recommended in a report by the Commission on… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Funding rate for 16 to 19-year-olds announced Providers delivering education to 16 to 19 year olds will receive a national basic rate of £4,000 per full… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News WonderWalsall The first general FE college to achieve an outstanding grade under Ofsted’s tough new inspection regime has been announced…. Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Colleges keep sign–off on 16 to 18 provision The government has clarified its position on local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) after FE leaders were left scratching their heads… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Halesowen staff escalate action Halesowen College staff have pledged to boycott lesson observations as four sacked staff announced they were taking the college… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Funding protection outlined by Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency has announced more detail on a measure to protect providers from potentially huge drops in… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News Scrabble to rename the FE Guild The proposed FE Guild could have a different name by the time it is launched in August. Peter Davies,… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y News ‘Inadequate’ grading triggers government funding threat City of Liverpool College could have its funding withdrawn after falling from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Effective Leadership and Governance supplement 21/03/2013 Find out more News Value of new FE quality kitemark questioned Sector bosses have called into question the “worth” of a new quality marker launched by FE Minister Matthew Hancock…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News EXCLUSIVE: Leading college falls from outstanding to inadequate One of England’s biggest colleges has fallen from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of inadequate. City of Liverpool… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 854 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 4d Josh Mellor 4d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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