News EPA assessor capacity: Will England be able to cope in the long-term? By 2020, when the apprenticeship reforms will have taken full effect, there are likely to be around 500,000 end-point… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 Newer 1 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 842 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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
