News Squad UK announced for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has today announced the young competitors that have won a place in Squad UK… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Recording students job outcomes should be “requirement” says Ofsted The inadequate focus of FE providers on the job outcomes of students was a critical talking point at Ofsted’s… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Hayes announces concessions on 24+ Advanced Learning Loans John Hayes, Minister of State for FE, Skills & Lifelong Learning, has today announced that the government will introduce… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The EFA admit a DfE maths ‘error’ The Education Funding Agency (EFA) have confirmed that the Department for Education (DfE) published an ‘error’ in the new 16-19 formula. The EFA… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted slams FE for failing to address the unemployment problem Matching students with a course that will lead to employment is “not a high enough priority” for FE providers,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Eastleigh College rated “outstanding” by Ofsted Eastleigh College has been awarded the highest inspection grade possible by Ofsted. Inspectors said the college was “outstanding” in… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week celebrates its first birthday! We asked a few FE heroes what they thought of our first year… The further education and skills sector… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Final interview with retiring SFA CEO What has been your greatest achievement at the SFA? “The biggest thrill for me and the greatest intellectual high… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Traineeships to be piloted The deputy prime minister has revealed plans for a new pre-apprenticeship scheme that he called “traineeships”. Nick Clegg, speaking… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Exam reform would stop ‘race to the bottom’, say MPs A radical shake-up of the qualifications system for 15 to 19-year-olds in England has been proposed by an influential… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Providers’ management fees to be audited Lead providers who subcontract will need to provide a report next year that proves they are not taking too… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA satisfaction survey The Skills Funding Agency has launched its second annual ‘College and Training Organisation Survey’. The questionnaire looks at how… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo