Latest FE news 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 4d Billy Camden 4d 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 5d Billy Camden 5d 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 1w Jason Noble 1w 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 1w Jason Noble 1w 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 1w Billy Camden 1w News Provider and DfE agree terms and avoid High Court battle over terminated contract An undisclosed settlement was agreed Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 1w Samantha Booth 1w Apprenticeships Top levy-funded apprenticeship providers for past 2 years reavealed Lifetime Training has continued its dominance Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 AEB ESFA increases adult education over-delivery threshold But under-delivery has reverted to the pre-pandemic threshold Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: Ofsted in the spotlight Come and inspect the inspectorate with The FE Week Podcast! Education journalist Jess Staufenberg speaks to former inspectors, current… Jess Staufenberg 2w The FE Week Podcast 2w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 649 Older
