News Funding for FE colleges to teach 14-16 year olds The Department for Education (DfE) have referred to plans to fund colleges for teaching 14-16 year olds in their School funding… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Sixth-form colleges fear for their future A report by the Sixth Form Colleges Forum (SFCF) warns that many colleges “fear for their future” because of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News EFA publish 16-19 funding guidance for 2012/13 The Education Funding Agency has published a series of documents outlining its funding arrangements for 2012/13. It includes version… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Gateshead College appeal Ofsted Gateshead College has appealed against a “satisfactory” inspection grade awarded by Ofsted after an inspection in May this year…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Lead contractors ‘top-slice’ more than £175 million Lead providers charged more than £175 million in management fees to subcontractors in the 2011/12 academic year, an analysis… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Funding rates for functional skills in 2013/14 announced The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced the rates for functional skills in the new streamlined funding system for… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Local Government Association critical of skills mismatches England is failing young people by training them for jobs that don’t exist, while not providing them with the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Education Funding Agency to delete ‘erroneous reports’ Errors have been found in data and management information reports published by the Education Funding Agency (EFA). The reports,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Government to pilot ‘traineeships’ The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced today that the goverment will be piloting a new pre-apprenticeship scheme, known as… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Richard Review opens call for evidence The Richard Review into apprenticeships officially opened its call for evidence yesterday. Doug Richard, who was appointed by the government to lead… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Lead provider ‘top-slice’ amounts published by SFA A spreadsheet published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has revealed how much money lead providers are handing over… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA publish sub-contractor management fee percentages This afternoon the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) published the “2011/12 Percentage of SFA funds that are drawn down for… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 839 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
