News Exclusive Schools falling short of new DfE rules on career guidance Schools are failing to comply with new careers guidance rules, further fuelling concern from FE providers that the Baker clause… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Chartered Institution for Further Education on the ropes? The head of the Chartered Institution for Further Education has insisted its survival is not hanging in the balance,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Unlimited subcontracting fees to end under London adult education budget devolution plan Controversial management fees in subcontracting are set to be capped for the first time, FE Week can reveal. The… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive College leaders to be consulted on new senior staff pay policy The Association of Colleges is developing new guidance for setting senior pay in colleges and will launch a consultation… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Major slash in store for apprenticeship funding rate bands The Institute for Apprenticeships will soon confirm controversial changes to dozens of apprenticeship funding rate bands, according to the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: June starts down 40 per cent on 2016 Apprenticeship starts for June are down 40 per cent on the same month in 2016 – but up 57… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Apprenticeship provision at two providers hangs in the balance following poor Ofsted monitoring visit reports The apprenticeship provision at two ‘new’ providers hangs in the balance while the government reviews their early Ofsted monitoring… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive CITB pauses ‘reverse subcontracting’ negotiations with colleges after AoC steps in The Construction Industry Training Board has paused discussions with colleges about its proposed “reverse subcontracting” deal following a meeting… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Unions and colleges to march on parliament to lobby for fair FE funding Unions, college principals and staff will join forces on October 17 in a nationally coordinated lobby of MPs and… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News College pension contributions set to rise and could cause ‘financial crisis’ in FE The employer contributions colleges pay towards teacher pensions look set to rise and could cost them an extra £100… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News T-level employer panel members for 2022 and 2023 This morning the Department for Education published the list of T-level employer panel members for the routes that will… FE Week Reporter 7y FE Week Reporter 7y News 57 staff already appointed to the London Mayor’s £3m AEB team The Greater London Authority has so far drafted in 57 new bureaucrats to handle the capital’s adult education budget… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 809 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
