News Exclusive Principals blast London’s £3m adult education budget top-slice London college bosses have hit out at London’s mayor Sadiq Khan after FE week revealed he plans to top-slice… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News ESFA switches from intervention to prevention The Education and Skills Funding Agency is switching its strategy from intervention to prevention, ahead of the introduction of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Care leavers earn £1,000 apprenticeship bursary Young care leavers starting an apprenticeship from August will receive a one-off bursary of £1,000. It’s one of a… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News 20% funding uplift for 16-to-18 apprentices stays another year Extra payments to providers training the youngest and most disadvantaged apprentices will remain in place from August, the Department… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ‘Sector-leading’ 6% pay deal agreed at Sandwell College A new “sector-leading” pay agreement – amounting to more than six per cent over three years – has been… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Extra £500 per learner through maths teaching pilot Providers in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country will be given an extra £500 per learner… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Careers and Enterprise Company begs ‘friends’ for positive tweets following criticism from MPs Supporters of the Careers and Enterprise Company have been urged to tweet their backing for the under-fire organisation after… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Dismay after rail specialist chosen as quality-assurer for digital apprenticeships A firm of rail specialists have been chosen to replace the Tech Partnership as the external quality-assurance provider for… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship starts show biggest drop in six months Apprenticeship starts were down a massive 40 per cent in February on the same period in 2017, the latest… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News MP joining 2 day Hull College strike starting tomorrow Striking staff Hull College will be joined on the picket line by their local MP Emma Hardy tomorrow as… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Careers and Enterprise Company slammed for multimillion-pound research spending The Careers and Enterprise Company has been heavily criticised for spending almost £1 million on research and not on… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News College principals can’t afford to be charismatic, claims deputy FE commissioner The days of the charismatic principal are gone, according to a deputy FE commissioner. John Hogg (pictured above) told… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 842 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
