News

Local government thinktank’s ‘Heseltine-plus’ report calls for ‘abolition of the SFA’ and acknowledges FE representation on Lep boards an ‘urgent issue’

The abolition of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) within just over a year has been proposed by a local...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Exclusive: SFA chief Peter Lauener warns providers of adult funding cut of up to 24 per cent

Colleges and independent learning providers are set for a national funding cut of up to 24 per cent next academic...

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Nick Linford
News

Almost 100 providers to repay funding while hundreds more escape shock clawback

Nearly 100 providers issued with a shock clawback warning that caused “sleepless nights” for their staff over Christmas will be...

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Nick Linford
News

Report showing £800m of public money spent on post-16 drop-outs ‘shines light on careers advice failings’ says AoC boss Martin Doel

A report for the Local Government Association (LGA) claiming more than £800m of public money went on teenagers who...

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Nick Linford
News

Fraction of qualifications survive the latest Skills Funding Agency cull

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is axing the public funding of 1,567 adult qualifications in its third annual cull....

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Nick Linford
Opinion

‘Once young people have become Neet we’ve already failed’

Amid the response to a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on young people not in education, employment...

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Nick Linford
News

‘Be brave and stand’ says AoC president as election process for new leader gets under way

Principals have been urged to “be brave and stand” as the Association of Colleges today (AoC) begins the hunt...

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Nick Linford
News

Ofsted pushes ahead with unified inspection plan for FE and skills, schools and early years

Ofsted today confirmed it was pushing ahead with “some of the most significant changes to the inspection of education...

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Nick Linford
News

Skilled sector pay under-estimated by teens, according to new research marking launch of VQ Day awards

A “lack of understanding” about salaries has been blamed on careers guidance failings after research released today showed teenagers...

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Nick Linford