News SFA auditors assigned to A4e Auditors at the Skills Funding Agency have been assigned to help A4e carry out a review of some of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Principal supports no-notice inspections The principal of a college which underwent the first no-notice inspection in FE has praised the piloted scheme. Richard… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Unemployment not free for all Confusion reigns over who should pay fees The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) say colleges are not allowed to fully-fund… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Lambeth College leaves 157 Group following inspection A college will not renew membership to the 157 Group amid reports of an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted inspection. Lambeth College,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE loans equality impact assessment delayed The final impact assessment and equality impact assessment for the proposed FE loans system has been delayed by the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Gazelle group report says colleges need a “complete transformation” Gazelle group members with Richard Branson at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2012 Further education (FE) colleges needs a “complete… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News College is ‘outstanding’ after no-notice inspection The first further education college to be graded under a no-notice inspection has been graded ‘outstanding’. As revealed on Friday… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News A4e included in preferred prison education bidder list The preferred bidders for prison education contracts have been revealed by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). The list has been… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News BIS Select Committee to hear evidence from the CEO of Elmfield Training Ltd Elmfield Training Ltd has been called upon by the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee to give evidence… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Sale of NSA due to be finalised Conference and event organiser Neil Stewart Associates (NSA) has been sold within three days of going into administration. Andrew… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Landslide leadership victory at the UCU for Sally Hunt The general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) is pledging to put more resources at the frontline… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Accounting for apprenticeship durations NAS confirm that 12 month minimum duration will apply to each level of the apprenticeship Apprenticeship providers should not… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 854 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