News Mayor candidate pledges London EMA Following the abolition of the Education Maintenance Allowance, Labour candidate Ken Livingstone pledges to restore London-wide £30-per-week allowance if… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Minister presents update on apprenticeship quality The skills minister John Hayes has told partliament that the review into short duration apprenticeships is due to be… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New college classification cautiously welcomed Colleges will be coming to terms with their new found freedoms after being released from government control. The Office… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Subcontractors courted by SFA into direct relationship Subcontractors with a total allocation of more than £1 million are being offered a direct contract by the Skills… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Frank McLoughlin to head Commission on adult vocational learning Frank McLoughlin CBE, the principal of City and Islington College, will chair an independent Commission on adult education and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Review into short apprenticeship to conclude by April Reviews into short duration apprenticeships are due to be finalised by April, the Skills Minister John Hayes has revealed…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New ‘enquiry panel’ to review poor apprenticeship providers A new ‘enquiry panel’ has been set up to manage poor quality apprenticeship providers. The panel will report directly… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA to be investigated for alleged data ‘cover-up’ The government’s performance comparison site for further education is under heavy scrutiny after an investigation by FE Week into… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week investigates: The Youth Contract for 16-17 year-olds The Deputy Prime Minister has unveiled a new scheme to try and tackle the “ticking time bomb” of 16… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Families tsar to step down amid fraud allegations Emma Harrison is to step down from her role as the Prime Minister’s “families tsar” following allegations of fraud… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Increasing NEETs linked to EMA cut Rising numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are being linked to the axing of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News John Hayes announces ITE funding for trainee teachers in FE Bursaries of up to £1,500 are to be given to up to 11,000 trainers undertaking initial teacher education (ITE)… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo