News SFA to fund all ‘high quality’ 16 to 18 apprenticeships from August 2015 to March 2016 The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced that it will fully fund all “high quality” 16 to 18 apprenticeships… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News 10 per cent top-up announced for apprenticeship levy payers Employers will receive a 10 per cent top-up to their monthly levy contributions as a result of today’s budget…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Doel collects CBE from Duke of Cambridge Association of Colleges chief executive Martin Doel travelled to Buckingham Palace yesterday to collect his CBE awarded in the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Exclusive: Extra cash expected to go to 16 to 18 apprenticeships Extra money is set to be made available for 16 to 18 apprenticeships following today’s budget announcement, FE Week… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News NUT leads Sixth Form College strike with London protests over pay The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has led a one-day national strike for sixth-form college’s (SFCs) across the country,… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Almost 90 per cent of providers fear for apprenticeships quality Nine out of ten apprenticeship sector leaders who took part in an exclusive FE Week survey fear quality will suffer as… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News High Court throws out government challenge to college strike action London’s High Court has rejected a government attempt to stop strike action taking place at sixth form colleges across… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Middlesbrough College joins the 157 Group Middlesbrough College has been confirmed as the latest new member of 157 Group, FE Week can reveal. Zoe Lewis… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Apprentice minimum wage rate rising by 10 pence an hour The national minimum wage rate for apprentices will increase from £3.30 to £3.40 from October 1. The announcement was… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Former college worker jailed for £500,000 fraud A former employee who defrauded Leeds City College of almost £500,000 has been jailed. Julia Hogg (pictured) pleaded guilty… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Politics Profile Nadhim Zahawi, education secretary Nadhim Zahawi is England’s new education secretary, FE Week profiled Zahawi back in 2016 when he served the then… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Exclusive: Principal’s salary doubles to over £330k LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed An FE principal and chief executive officer (CEO)… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 833 Older Must read 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
