Apprenticeships Apprenticeship funding at risk for slow progress drop-outs But providers are up in arms about the bureaucracy of the ‘impractical’ new rule Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News ESFA appoints David Withey as next permanent chief executive He replaces Eileen Milner who resigned last year Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships ESFA finally launches Tripadvisor-style feedback feature for apprentices Apprentices can now give anonymous feedback and the results will appear on Find Apprenticeship Training Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Staff Union targets college’s open days for strikes as ‘fire and rehire’ row escalates Staff at Richmond upon Thames College have warned they will strike during open days as a bitter dispute over… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Staff College strike called off after staff win pay rise of up to 7.5% It comes weeks after the AoC recommended that college staff should be given a 2.25% pay rise next year Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Colleges ONS reclassification review: Colleges given weeks to submit borrowing and other financial data The Education and Skills Funding Agency today asked colleges for ‘immediate assistance’ to provide a debt return Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022: Who received what in FE? Picking up the damehood was Ann Limb, who has over 25 years of experience in FE and was appointed… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Apprenticeships SME cap on apprenticeship starts reset again to 0 The decision follows mounting pressure from the sector Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y WorldSkills WorldSkills Shanghai cancelled again due to Covid The global skills competition was scheduled to take place in October Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Colleges Major review launched to bring colleges back into public sector After ten years in the private sector, the ONS are now considering whether to reclassify colleges as public sector… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Apprenticeships New DfE employer and apprentice surveys reveal reasons behind huge drop-out rate Complex and wide ranging contributers to withdrawals found by researchers Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: New college, new country – Refugees in FE After travelling thousands of miles, facing extremely dangerous situations, often stuck in legal limbo – refugee and asylum-seeking students… Jess Staufenberg 4y The FE Week Podcast 4y Newer 1 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 839 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
