News Principal of Barnfield College receives knighthood Peter Birkett, Principal of Barnfield College, has been awarded a knighthood in the Queens Honours List, announced today. He… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News BIS publishes final impact assessment reports for FE loans The final impact assessment and equality impact assessment reports have been published by the Department for Business, Innovation and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA £2.3m website hardly used The FE Choices website has been viewed by 6,230 people since it launched in January, figures obtained by FE… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Functional Skills funded for 38 per cent less Providers delivering in the workplace will receive almost 40 per cent less funding when they are forced to switch… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News An ‘outrageous’ mace-use of funds Bradford College has stood by its decision to spend £24,000 on a decorative mace for its graduation ceremonies. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Subcontractor hits out at “rip off” management fee The head of a subcontractor has called the high management fees used by some FE colleges a “rip off”…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News RTT Group has £3.3m contract terminated Real-Time Training Ltd, which trades under the name RTT Group, has had its £3.3m contract with the Skills Funding… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AoC says government is not doing enough to address no free lunches Labour MP David Blunkett said it was “unjustifiable” that more than 100,000 students miss out on a free school… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government announce independent review into the future of apprenticeships The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) have announced that Doug Richard, described as an entrepreneur and founder… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News CBI survey shows college leavers lack literacy and numeracy skills Too many people leaving school and college do not have the literacy and numeracy skills to thrive in the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Green light for another 15 UTCs A further 15 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are to be funded by the government and rolled out over the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Colleges ‘fixing’ the success rate figures. Where will it end? An overwhelming majority of staff working in FE colleges have concerns with the credibility of success rate data. A… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 839 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
