Colleges, FE workforce AoC makes ‘disappointing’ 2.5% pay recommendation ‘Colleges cannot afford more’ according to the sector body Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Skills reform DfE launches Skills England CEO job advert £130k role will be below director general level and post-holder expected to come from inside government or business Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y FE workforce DfE considers more GCSE resit training for college staff Government considering extra CPD for regions with ‘higher resit levels’ Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, Young people BGT’s Alesha’s singing the praises of ‘game changing’ T Levels The philanthropist-funded campaign hopes to boost parents’ confidence in the new qualification Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges, Skills reform Network Rail puts halted HS2 college site back on track Few trained at the pricey, purpose-built national college building before it closed Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges DfE deploys surveyors and planes to assess every college campus Condition data will be used to determine future capital budgets Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Skills reform Long read From IfATE to Skills England via DfE: What you need to know The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill explained Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship starts grew in the month Labour took power AELP says August and September stats more likely to show extent of perceived ‘slowdown’ as full-year 2023/24 starts flatline Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Skills reform Legislation to abolish IfATE laid in parliament Institute’s powers will transfer to DfE under the proposed legislation ahead of formation of Skills England Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y News SEG chief Paul Eeles resigns He says ‘the time is right for someone new to lead the organisation into its next phase’ FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y News Ex-UKCES CEO to chair London college group Michael Davis will replace Alastair Da Costa at Capital City College FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Apprenticeships, Awarding Ofqual issues £50k fine to EPAO but owner refuses to pay Dormant awarding body claims it is being used as a ‘sacrificial lamb’ as regulator shows off ‘fining power’ to… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 19h Josh Mellor 19h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
