Colleges DfE appoints three new FE national leaders Principals of ‘outstanding’ colleges have been enlisted to help other colleges improve FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo SEND SEND deficits to be kept off council balance sheets for two more years SEND deficit ‘statutory override’ protecting potentially scores of councils from insolvency extended to 2028 Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Apprenticeships DfE agrees ‘transitional period’ for new off the job policy Four-month grace period for 39 apprenticeships with revised off-the-job training hours follows sector concerns Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Apprenticeships, Assessment Ofqual publishes ‘flexible’ apprenticeship assessment rules Watchdog sets out how it will do away with end point assessment and monitor training providers marking their own… Shane Chowen 7mo Shane Chowen 7mo Colleges Sixth form strike looms over pay ‘harmonisation’ The union calls the proposed pay freeze ‘levelling down’ Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo LSIPs New ERBs needed following devolution shake-up £6.3 million available for 39 ERBs next year Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges Exam picket line over cuts at ‘second chances’ sixth form The sixth form’s new management say cutting A-Levels will improve its ‘inadequate’ achievement rate Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Colleges Exclusive Principal pay surges past £200k for 71 colleges Analysis shows highest paid bosses in the college sector Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Colleges, SEND FE Commissioner: Beware of ‘hero’ principals and ‘dominant’ chairs Natspec’s annual conference also hears that the future of post-19 EHCPs ‘has not been agreed’ ahead of major SEND… Shane Chowen 7mo Shane Chowen 7mo Adult education ‘Wonderful’: DfE simplifies residency rules for adult learners New residency rules come into effect from August 1 Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Apprenticeships Long read Marples trial: ‘Resentful’ funding agency ‘spooked’ 3aaa buyer Two days of cross-examination of ex-apprenticeships boss ends with revelation he ‘drafted’ expert’s statements Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden and James Sharp 7mo Teaching awards College lecturers, leaders and teams among 93 Pearson National Teaching Awards silver winners ‘Extraordinary impact’ of 93 finalists announced on national Thank a Teacher Day FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo Newer 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
