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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
Billy Camden
News

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
Billy Camden
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
Billy Camden
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
Billy Camden
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
FE Week Reporter
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
Billy Camden


News

Ofsted watch: ‘Good’ news for a UTC and new apprenticeship providers

There was cause for celebration at a university technical college this week as it was rated ‘good’, while four…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

NCG tackles casual staff contracts

The nation’s largest college group has been praised for tackling “insecure” staff contracts, after it unveiled plans to move…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

IfA funding band review: Aviation standard set to have rate doubled

An apprenticeship standard is set to have its funding band doubled following the Institute for Apprenticeships’ recent review. The…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

ESFA hiring team to focus on audit and intervention at private training providers

The Education and Skills Funding Agency is to focus on intervention and prevention in independent training providers following a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College and Co-op lead way with paid day release on two year course – but it’s not an apprenticeship

A sixth-form college in Manchester is set to offer paid work experience for some of its learners, in what…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

EuroSkills 2018: Team UK given send-off at Parliament

“Endurance, fortitude and determination” are the qualities that each member of Team UK will need to beat Europe’s best,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen