News EMA replacement is inadequate and under-funded, says Barnardo’s Young learners from disadvantaged backgrounds are being let down by the 16-19 Bursary Fund because it is inadequate, inconsistent… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Jayde Kirkup is the FE Week & Me competition winner Congratulations Jayde Kirkup! We asked students to send in a 500-word article explaining what brought them to college, along… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News NAO’s verdict on adult apprenticeships Funding rates are unreliable The funding rates used to pay training providers for delivering an apprenticeship are not based… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Vocational quals counted out Concern has been raised at the government’s expulsion of thousands of qualifications from school league tables. While stating that… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Employability qualifications are just the job Increasing unemployment is fuelling a sharp rise in demand for short employability qualifications, figures obtained by FE Week reveal…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship success rates highest ever Apprenticeship success rates have risen for the fourth consecutive year across all age groups, according to new government data…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Young apprenticeships fall as adults nearly double The rise in adult apprenticeships has continued to accelerate in the first three months of the new academic year,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News More than 14m learner accounts unused Less than 0.01 per cent of more than 14 million learning accounts have been accessed directly by learners, figures… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Hayes launches independent review into professionalism of FE workforce The Skills Minister has launched an independent review into the professionalism of the further education (FE) and skills workforce… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The National Audit Office passes judgement on adult apprenticeships The National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Adult Apprenticeships’ report today, which looks into “whether the Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week’s Apprenticeship Week Supplement 31/01/2012 Find out more News AoC survey reveals a ‘worrying’ drop in low level learners Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 840 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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
