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 2w Jason Noble 2w Exams 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 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Feature, News Long read Focus feature: National Union of Students and FE Despite an impressive history of wins for FE students, is it now time for a radical shake-up of the… Jess Staufenberg 2w Jess Staufenberg 2w T Levels DfE unveils plans for a new T Level in marketing Officials want the qualification up and running from 2025 Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges More college capacity projects get the go-ahead An extra batch of college capacity bids have been approved to build more teaching space for projected rises in… Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Apprenticeships, Skills reform Provide apprenticeship careers talks or face legal action, schools told Consultation launched on new duty to give pupils six ‘mandatory encounters’ from FE and apprenticeship providers Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Colleges, Industrial action College staff do two days unpaid work every week, new workload survey finds New report lays bare the workload challenge facing the sector Will Nott 2w Will Nott 2w Apprenticeships, T Levels Donelan hints at more employer incentives for T Level placements The further and higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, was quizzed by MPs on the House of Commons education committee… Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Industrial action London college group threatened with strikes over pay and ‘fire and rehire’ tactics The University and College Union said their members will not ‘have a gun put to their head by their… Will Nott 2w Will Nott 2w WorldSkills Gdańsk to host EuroSkills 2023 following Russia suspension The last-minute decision to move the EuroSkills competition follows Russia’s suspension from WorldSkills earlier this year because of… Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Apprenticeships £8m fund to expand degree apprenticeships announced But officials are yet to flesh out what the funding can be used for Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprentice feedback to trigger provider intervention ‘Education is not an Amazon purchase’, warns college boss Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 649 Older Must read Colleges, Exams 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 1w Jason Noble 1w 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 1w Jason Noble 1w 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 2w Jason Noble 2w Next 3 stories Funding Soaring inflation wipes out skills budget boost Ministers have been urged to immediately add an extra £350 million a year in skills funding on top of… Will Nott 2w Will Nott 2w News Times Education Commission adds voice to calls for new ‘baccalaureate’ It is estimated to cost the government an extra £1.2bn a year Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo
