News New ‘enquiry panel’ to review poor apprenticeship providers A new ‘enquiry panel’ has been set up to manage poor quality apprenticeship providers. The panel will report directly… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA to be investigated for alleged data ‘cover-up’ The government’s performance comparison site for further education is under heavy scrutiny after an investigation by FE Week into… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week investigates: The Youth Contract for 16-17 year-olds The Deputy Prime Minister has unveiled a new scheme to try and tackle the “ticking time bomb” of 16… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Families tsar to step down amid fraud allegations Emma Harrison is to step down from her role as the Prime Minister’s “families tsar” following allegations of fraud… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Increasing NEETs linked to EMA cut Rising numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are being linked to the axing of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News John Hayes announces ITE funding for trainee teachers in FE Bursaries of up to £1,500 are to be given to up to 11,000 trainers undertaking initial teacher education (ITE)… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA publish details of subcontractor allocations Subcontractors with an overall allocation of more than £100,000 have been listed for the first time by the Skills… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA may have breached Code of Practice Data on the FE comparison website, FE Choices, being investigated for unannounced changes. The government’s performance comparison site for… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Nick Clegg announces scheme to tackle unemployed 16-17 year-olds The Deputy Prime Minister has revealed a new scheme to try and tackle the “ticking time bomb” of 16… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA ‘strongly encourage’ 12 month minimum Providers are being urged to introduce new apprenticeship duration requirements immediately. The Skills Funding Agency is calling on existing… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult Basic Skills qualifications to be scrapped Basic skills qualifications in numeracy and literacy for adults will cease to be funded for new starts from August…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Holt heads-up employer-led review of apprenticeships Social entrepreneur and jeweller Jason Holt is to take charge of an employer-led review into how businesses can be… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 835 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
