Latest FE news News Keith Smith to leave DfE to become London college boss He has been a top skills civil servant for a decade Billy Camden 12h Billy Camden 12h News AELP in talks to return as co-owners of ETF It has been four years since all ties were cut Billy Camden 1d Billy Camden 1d Colleges, Industrial action Staff now plan to strike during first week of September over ‘fire and rehire’ row at London college 14 consecutive days of industrial action have been announced Billy Camden 2d Billy Camden 2d Apprenticeships Burghart sets ‘ambitious’ apprentice achievement rate target and announces feedback tool drop-outs But AELP chief fears the target will be unachievable Billy Camden 2d Billy Camden 2d AEB Less generous adult education clawback threshold offered in most devolved areas The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s threshold for funding adult education courses that are not delivered is more generous… Billy Camden 5d Billy Camden 5d Colleges, Exams Colleges fork out for taxis and b&bs to get students to exams during rail strikes Students resorted to sleepovers and parents took days off work to get their children to college on time Jason Noble 6d Jason Noble 6d News Long read How the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on FE students Leaders reveal how families are now struggling to feed and clothe their children Jason Noble 6d Jason Noble 6d Covid-19 Just £9m of adult education and non-levy apprenticeship relief funding released Training providers were handed less than £9 million as part of a relief scheme to support adult education courses… Billy Camden 6d Billy Camden 6d News Provider and DfE agree terms and avoid High Court battle over terminated contract An undisclosed settlement was agreed Billy Camden 6d Billy Camden 6d Industrial action Union threatens results days as staff mull strike action A pay dispute at AQA could see staff walk out over the summer, but bosses say union strike threats… Samantha Booth 6d Samantha Booth 6d Apprenticeships Top levy-funded apprenticeship providers for past 2 years reavealed Lifetime Training has continued its dominance Billy Camden 6d Billy Camden 6d Colleges DfE to rename college comparison website as performance tables return Government says this will signal not to make ‘direct comparisons’ without asking colleges how Covid affected them Tom Belger 1w Tom Belger 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 648 Older