Funding, Skills reform

Simplification of adult education funding ‘does not go far enough’

Mayoral combined authorities want skills bootcamps and traineeship funding to be included in the new skills fund

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Skills reform

The funding consultation doesn’t tackle our biggest challenges – but there’s hope

FE desperately needs simplified funding lines but this consultation must go further, writes Marguerite Hogg It didn’t seem like...

Jess Staufenberg
Marguerite Hogg
Adult education, Skills reform

Community educators want FE accountability consultation axed

Sector leaders warn of "hidden" proposals in latest DfE consultation

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Revealed: 37 business groups chosen to lead local skills plans

Leading employer groups across England will write local skills improvement plans which detail how provision should change to meet...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Funding, Skills reform

Next step in adult education funding overhaul

Over a year after plans were first proposed, DfE has released more detail on reforming adult education funding and...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

DfE updates incorrect level 3 review impact assessment

Potential scale of the impact of the reforms has now changed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Levelling Up, Skills reform

Roundtable Discussion | Learner needs should be equal to employer needs to truly level up

Watch the latest FE Week roundtable discussion, in partnership with NCFE

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Skills reform

Doubt cast on government skills reform plan by public spending watchdogs

The National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee outline concerns over whether skills reform plans will work.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Skills reform

Providers must seize the opportunities of the new provider access legislation

The new legislation is a call to action for renewed partnerships between schools and providers to deliver meaningful encounters...

Jess Staufenberg
Jane Hickie and Oli de Botton