Adult education, Devolution Less generous adult education clawback threshold offered in most devolved areas The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s threshold for funding adult education courses that are not delivered is more generous… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Assessment, Colleges Colleges fork out for taxis and b&bs to get students to exams during rail strikes Students resorted to sleepovers and parents took days off work to get their children to college on time Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Long read How the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on FE students Leaders reveal how families are now struggling to feed and clothe their children Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Covid-19 Just £9m of adult education and non-levy apprenticeship relief funding released Training providers were handed less than £9 million as part of a relief scheme to support adult education courses… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Provider and DfE agree terms and avoid High Court battle over terminated contract An undisclosed settlement was agreed Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Staff Union threatens results days as staff mull strike action A pay dispute at AQA could see staff walk out over the summer, but bosses say union strike threats… Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Apprenticeships Top levy-funded apprenticeship providers for past 2 years reavealed Lifetime Training has continued its dominance Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges DfE to rename college comparison website as performance tables return Government says this will signal not to make ‘direct comparisons’ without asking colleges how Covid affected them Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Adult education ESFA increases adult education over-delivery threshold But under-delivery has reverted to the pre-pandemic threshold Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: Ofsted in the spotlight Come and inspect the inspectorate with The FE Week Podcast! Education journalist Jess Staufenberg speaks to former inspectors, current… Jess Staufenberg 3y The FE Week Podcast 3y Colleges Union rejects AoC’s ‘totally unacceptable’ new pay offer for college staff The pay offer has been upped to 2.5% from 2.25% Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Assessment, Colleges Colleges told to raid own coffers to get students to exams during rail strike DfE says and FE providers are ‘best placed to prioritise their spending to support their pupils and students’ during… Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
