Billy Camden | FE Week

DfE permanently scraps annual FE learner and employer satisfaction surveys

The survey is usually taken by hundreds of thousands of students and has run for most of the past decade

DfE seeks brokers to level up SME apprenticeships in the north

Intermediaries told to also focus on boosting numbers of young apprentices

Apprenticeship funding at risk for slow progress drop-outs

But providers are up in arms about the bureaucracy of the ‘impractical’ new rule

ESFA appoints David Withey as next permanent chief executive

He replaces Eileen Milner who resigned last year

ESFA finally launches Tripadvisor-style feedback feature for apprentices

Apprentices can now give anonymous feedback and the results will appear on Find Apprenticeship Training

Union targets college’s open days for strikes as ‘fire and rehire’ row escalates

Staff at Richmond upon Thames College have warned they will strike during open days as a bitter dispute over plans to “fire and rehire” 127 teachers escalates. University and College Union members at the London-based college said they will use the opportunity to warn prospective students and parents about the “behaviour of college management”. The […]

Author: Billy Camden

DfE permanently scraps annual FE learner and employer satisfaction surveys

DfE seeks brokers to level up SME apprenticeships in the north

Apprenticeship funding at risk for slow progress drop-outs

ESFA appoints David Withey as next permanent chief executive

ESFA finally launches Tripadvisor-style feedback feature for apprentices

Union targets college’s open days for strikes as ‘fire and rehire’ row escalates

College strike called off after staff win pay rise of up to 7.5%

SME cap on apprenticeship starts reset again to 0

WorldSkills Shanghai cancelled again due to Covid