News ‘Massive’ error in the National Success Rates Tables The National Success Rate Tables (NSRT) for 2010/11 will need to be republished after significant errors were identified. More… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Stafford College and Franklin College consider Ofsted appeals Two colleges in the FE sector are considering appeals after receiving ‘inadequate’ or ‘satisfactory’ inspection grades from Ofsted. Stafford… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Flaws highlighted in the Apprenticeship Training Agency model The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has questioned the way learners are employed by Apprenticeship Training Agencies… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Geoff Hall receives knighthood The chair of the information authority was knighted at Buckingham Palace last week. Geoff Hall – principal of New… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Kim Thorneywork new SFA chief executive Kim Thorneywork is the new interim chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). Geoff Russell, the current chief… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Stafford College receives “inadequate” Ofsted grade Stafford College has been rated “inadequate” in a recent Ofsted inspection. The college, which received a grade 2 in… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Franklin College receives “inadequate” Ofsted grade Franklin College has been judged as “inadequate” by Ofsted under new pilot inspection guidelines. The sixth form college in… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA interim chief executive to be revealed later today The new interim chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will be announced later today. The Department for… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News ‘Cheated’ colleges’ secret audit A report commissioned by a secret group of FE colleges has accused other institutions of manipulating data in order… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Sunderland College staff to strike over proposed pay cuts Staff at Sunderland College are striking over a row concerning their pay. The University and College Union (UCU) said… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted adds to criticism of A4e Staff at A4e are struggling to improve the way they deliver apprenticeships, according to a monitoring report published by… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Poor information on vocational courses given to students A third of pupils have never been presented with the option of taking up a vocational course, according to research… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 839 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
