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 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 Newer 1 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 848 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
