Colleges, Strikes

London mega-college staff cut short strike action over workload agreement

Workers meant to strike for eight days end up picketing for three days after talks

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

‘Ground-breaking’ prisoner apprenticeship scheme flops

DfE slammed for leaving prisons to figure out apprenticeships after changing the law

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
ITP, Teacher training

ITPs to take £27m hit from DfE funding change to FE teacher training

Only providers providers with an HE partnership will have access to student finance, DfE says

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

College leaders demand £710 per student rise in sixth-formers’ funding

Increasing teaching hours in line with Advanced British Standard would need an extra £1,760 per sixth-former

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Leeds City Council awarded top Ofsted grade for adult learning and apprenticeships

The council received an inspection upgrade for its skills provision that ‘transforms lives’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

UCU staff up the ante in pay dispute with own bosses

UCU staff accuses bosses of prioritising senior management pay

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
SEND

Council spending on post-16 SEND place creation just 1% of total pot

Just over £20 million of £1.55 billion has been spent on post-16 SEND facilities

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Almost 50 jobs at risk as college seeks £1m savings

Staff angered at 'kick in the teeth' plans

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Industrial action

Staff at London’s biggest college stage 8 day walkout

UCU members at Capital City College Group picketing over pay and workload

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel