News Education Funding Agency to delete ‘erroneous reports’ Errors have been found in data and management information reports published by the Education Funding Agency (EFA). The reports,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government to pilot ‘traineeships’ The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced today that the goverment will be piloting a new pre-apprenticeship scheme, known as… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Richard Review opens call for evidence The Richard Review into apprenticeships officially opened its call for evidence yesterday. Doug Richard, who was appointed by the government to lead… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Lead provider ‘top-slice’ amounts published by SFA A spreadsheet published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has revealed how much money lead providers are handing over… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA publish sub-contractor management fee percentages This afternoon the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) published the “2011/12 Percentage of SFA funds that are drawn down for… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Staff and students lobby MPs over FE loans scheme Staff and students are campaigning against the introduction of FE loans today. Protestors have written to the skills minister John… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News HMRC confirm VAT on FE loans with independent training providers Adult learners may have to pay VAT if they study with an independent training provider next year. The 20… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News More than £20 million spent on Framework for Excellence The government has spent more than £22 million producing the Framework for Excellence and FE Choices websites. A letter… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New round of higher apprenticeship funding allocated Business secretary Vince Cable has announced 4,239 new higher apprenticeships in sectors such as aviation, low carbon engineering, legal… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted publishes new inspection framework Ofsted is to reduce inspection notice periods from three weeks to two days. The change, which will be implemented… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Final FE loans impact assessments come under fire The shadow FE minister, an independent charity and two trade unions have criticised the FE loans policy following the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government considering apprenticeships at level 6 and 7 The government says they are “looking” at introducing apprenticeships at level 6 and 7. A source from Number 10… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
