News Enhanced Renewal Grants given to 46 further education colleges Forty six colleges will receive Enhanced Renewal Grants, the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced. The additional funding, worth… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeships special edition The first pilot edition of FE Week in June 2011 (see picture) ran an exclusive story about 12 week… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News De Vere strikes deal with NAS to introduce ‘short’ Access to Apprenticeships An organisation whose apprenticeship programmes were placed under review has launched a new delivery model. The De Vere Academy… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship policy doesn’t address “issues of quality and progression”, says Gordon Marsden MP Gordon Marsden MP, Shadow Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, spoke to FE Week about the government’s… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship inquiry calls for evidence The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee is calling for evidence ahead of an inquiry into apprenticeships. Written… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship quality tackled A shake-up of apprenticeships will see all programmes for 16 to 18 year-olds take place for at least a… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Skills Funding Agency to become an Executive Agency The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will become an Executive Agency following a review of its status. Skills minister John Hayes,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News All 16-18 apprenticeships to last at least one year All apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year-olds must last at least a year, Skills Minister John Hayes MP will… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Jobs saved as National Extension College sold An arm of the crisis hit Learning and Skills Network (LSN) has been sold. Ian Oakley-Smith, David Hurst and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News NAO report critical of BIS and SFA bureaucracy reform Government efforts to reduce bureaucracy in further education (FE) lack clarity and the complete picture, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Chris Shapcott (NAO) asks for “more detailed and clearer picture” of reforms We spoke to Chris Shapcott, National Audit Office director of regulatory reform, about the NAO report titled ‘Reducing bureaucracy… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Dozen new ‘studio schools’ announced A dozen new vocationally-based schools, with links to major employers such as Sony and Glaxo, have been revealed by the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 850 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
