News The £240m SFA giveaway The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has allocated providers an extra £240 million since the start of the academic year,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Looking ahead to Adult Learners’ Week As tag lines go, the one being championed as the essence of Adult Learners’ Week, which begins on Saturday,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News College redundancies and restructures Staff from Gateshead College protest over pay cuts and increased working hours. As the economic downturn continues to put… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted grades continue to fall for 157 Group colleges Further education colleges should be judged on all aspects of their work and not just those in an Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Sandwich artist questions tabled by MP Questions have been raised over apprenticeships offered by a fast-food chain. Dudley MP Ian Austin is demanding answers after… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Finger pointing as MPs criticise value for money at Morrisons Geoff Russell, CEO of the Skills Funding Agency points to David Way, CEO of the National Apprenticeship Service, at… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News NAS announces quality safeguard for ATAs The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has introduced a formal recognition process for Apprenticeship Training Agencies (ATAs) in order to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Holt review finds employers ‘clueless’ on apprenticeships The businessman behind a review into apprenticeships has spoken of the “cluelessness” surrounding the programme among employers. Jason Holt… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government to publish FE progression figures Education destination measures for students entering and leaving FE will be published for the first time this summer. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Innovation Code criticised for not going far enough A new flexible provision to deliver programmes tackling localised skills needs has been introduced in the FE sector. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Survey says employers must pay Majority of colleges and training providers support minimum fee for apprenticeships A minimum employer fee for apprentices aged 19… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The SFA just keeps giving Nearly 300 colleges unexpectedly receive £23 million to be spent before August 2012. Colleges are sharing an additional £23m… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 854 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
