News Autumn Statement: Osborne confirms plans to tackle youth unemployment Chancellor George Osborne confirmed a number of policies designed to put tackle youth unemployment during his Autumn Statement yesterday…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News £1b to tackle youth unemployment A £1 billion package has been announced to tackle youth unemployment, as the number of 16-24 year-olds out of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week investigates: The great SFA giveaway We take an in-depth look at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and five of its latest moves and policy decisions,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Anxiety over government funding tools Government further education (FE) funding software is “not functional” and there are “serious problems across all government agencies related… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AoC reveals 14 per cent Level 1 learner drop Colleges have revealed a 14 per cent drop in Level 1 learners, new figures from the Association of Colleges (AoC) have… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA chief says he is ‘grappling’ with apprenticeship ‘teething problems’ The chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) says he is “grappling” with apprenticeship issues after admitting to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted: Too little outstanding teaching in learning and skills Quality of teaching in further education has been criticised in the annual report education regulator Ofsted. The report said… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Gazelle colleges to teach FE students entrepreneurship College principals and business leaders have launched an initiative to make the further education sector more entrepreneurial. The Gazelle… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AELP calls for clarity on taxpayer spending Greater clarity is needed to ensure taxpayers know where their money is being spent, a further education (FE) body… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The UKCES announces £61m investment in employer led projects More than £61 million will be invested in 63 projects to drive employer investment in skills across all the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Concerns to be highlighted at National Apprenticeship Conference Employer engagement and the delivery of quality vocational training is to be scrutinised at the first national Apprenticeship Conference… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News £60m fund to boost business skills and growth Ministers have unveiled a £60 million fund to boost business skills and growth. The second phase of the Growth and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 850 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
