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12 April 2026

Author: Nick Linford

FELTAG and Beyond

Download your free copy of the FE Week 16-page feature supplement on FELTAG and Beyond in partnership with Tribal. Click here to download (5 mb) ———————————————————- Introduction In February last year, FE was seen as lagging behind technologically, and Skills Minister Matthew Hancock set up the Further Education Technology Action Group (Feltag) to discover how the sector could […]

Funding agency rates untouched but expected drop hits 18-year-olds

The Education Funding Agency is to continue paying providers an unweighted full-time rate of £4,ooo for 16 and 17-year-olds while 18-year-old funding drops to £3,300. The agency is notifying providers of its funding rates for 2014/15 and has said the full-time, and also part-time, rate for 16 and 17-year-olds will be untouched. The unweighted full-time rate for […]

Learners could compare colleges and schools under Ofsted proposals

Ofsted has today launched a consultation on much-anticipated proposals that would allow learners to compare the post-16 performance of general FE colleges with schools. The education watchdog is looking at introducing separate judgements for sixth forms in its school inspection reports. As reported in FE Week last year, the extra grade would reverse a decision […]

Outstanding opportunities in Saudi Arabia

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Tributes to former Midland principal of 20 years Graham Moore

Further education leaders have paid tribute to ex-college principal of 20 years and former 157 Group chair Graham Moore (pictured)  after he died during a family visit. Grandfather-of-one Mr Moore, who was awarded an OBE for services to FE in 2004, suffered a heart attack in Newcastle on Saturday, March 8. He was 67 years […]

Provider budgets set for 15 pc cut, but apprenticeships protected

Further education providers face a 15 per cent cut in their adult skills budget allocations, the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has revealed. In a letter to providers, SFA chief executive Barbara Spicer said although funding for apprenticeships and traineeships was being “prioritised”, remaining funding would be cut by 15 per cent. It provides the first […]