Colleges Stop depleting your cash reserves, Legrave tells colleges FE Commissioner also calls on leaders to better understand severance payment rules Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Colleges, Politics Exclusive College teacher pay snub goes legal SFCA launches judicial review against DfE Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Skills bootcamps Bootcamp ‘outcomes’ remained elusive in 2022-23, new figures show The government may ‘evolve’ how the courses are funded next year Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Pensions First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 proposed DfE also proposes to amend legislation to apply fair deal pensions guarantee to college teachers Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo T Levels DfE told to abolish ‘overwhelmingly negative’ T Level transition course Think tank says foundation year is ‘failing’ in main aim – promoting progression to T Levels Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Colleges, Industrial action NEU announces sixth form college strike dates Three strike days confirmed following teacher pay snub Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Colleges, Curriculum review FE lacks capacity for major reform, says curriculum review chair English and maths grade 4 pass mark also labelled a ‘relatively random indicator’ Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Colleges College social action awards finalists revealed Good for Me Good for FE announce shortlisted staff, students and projects for this year’s awards FE Week Reporter 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo Colleges Pensions ‘guarantee’ to save colleges £30m Additional funding will also be handed to colleges to cover employer national insurance rises, estimated to be worth £100m Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Colleges, Ofsted College celebrates second consecutive Ofsted ‘outstanding’ West Midlands group praised for ‘strong’ contribution to skills needs and ‘role model’ teachers Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Strikes 32 sixth form colleges vote to strike over ‘farcical’ pay situation But no date for action has been set yet Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Apprenticeships, Long read Investigation Gripped by fear of a special needs cash clawback Most apprenticeship providers don’t claim apprentice support funding due to complexity and worries a mistake could wreck their finances,… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Newer 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 802 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
