Short isn’t sweet for apprenticeship standards warning Government plans to move from a 12 to 8 month minimum duration by August
23 sixth form colleges vote to strike in NASUWT ballot But the union has been criticised for also balloting teachers in academised sixth form colleges not involved in the dispute
English and maths rule scrapped for adult apprentices, DfE confirms Ministers also reveal the apprenticeship minimum duration will be reduced from 12 to 8 months
DfE to relax functional skills rules for apprentices Ministers expected to announce major rule change imminently
Ofsted report cards: We’ll face more pressure, not less, say FE staff Leaders warn of ‘greater risk of error’ which is likely to lead to more complaints
£16k legal bill blow as apprentice assessor’s £50k fine upheld EPAO refutes Ofqual allegations that the company deliberately breached rules for financial gain
NEU calls off sixth form college strikes Union suspends this week’s planned 2-day walk out as it consults members on 4.3% pay offer
DfE considers extending ‘school profile’ plans to FE providers Ministers will also rule on a new ‘proportionate and relevant’ approach to accountability amid Ofsted’s report cards plan
Ofsted report cards could double number of graded areas for FE 5-point scale to be introduced in a model that unions claim is ‘worse than single-word judgments’, while chief inspector claims it’s ‘fairer’