DfE to release £50m in 2024/25 to help fund FE teacher pay ‘One-off’ grant to be made available in April
Possible extension for national skills bootcamp contracts DfE says decisions will be made in ‘due course’ as March deadline looms
1 in 6 apprenticeships taken by uni graduates, research finds SMF report reignites calls for more radical apprenticeship spending restrictions
IFS: £300m boost only delivers real-terms FE funding freeze Demographic bulge, inflation, pay gap, high staff turnover and labour market demands creating ‘perfect storm’ for colleges
SFCA drops judicial review after reaching pay ‘agreement’ with DfE Sixth form college pay offer increases but strikes continue after union rejects the offer that is still ‘inferior’ to schools
ESFA chief David Withey to become college principal He will lead a college in the south west when the agency closes in March
Teacher misconduct laws extended to FE colleges and providers Children’s wellbeing and schools bill puts further education teachers in scope of lifetime bans
‘Herculean team effort’ lands top Ofsted marks for Suffolk college Inspectors praise social mobility focus in grade 1 report
Phillipson muddies water on 50% growth and skills levy pledge Education secretary revived the threshold this week for the first time since before the election