Apprenticeships, Colleges

Colleges want to bring apprentice assessment in-house to ease delays

AoC claims large numbers are waiting 3 months or longer - but EPAO representative questions figures

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Long read

Angela Joyce: The college big cat

Capital City College boss Angela Joyce reveals how her racing driver dad showed her life in the fast lane...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges

Governor recruitment is a challenge – but with solutions 

Recruiting skilled and diverse governors is one of the biggest challenges facing FE colleges today

Jessica Hill
Rob Lawson
Colleges, FE workforce

First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 to go ahead

New Fair Deal also to take effect for FE colleges retrospectively from November 14, 2024

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges

Colleges need a new approach to staffing

Five changes to deliver a more resilient, effective college workforce

Jessica Hill
James Schofield
Colleges, Young people

Cutting demand is inept solution to not meeting functional skills tutor supply

Swinging the axe on the skills requirement for adult apprentices sells learners short, revealing a policy ineptitude and contempt...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty
Colleges

Teacher ‘forced out’ after racism rumours spread

Tribunal finds lecturer turned students against teacher with ‘fabricated’ racism remarks

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Young people

No extra cash means no extra students, colleges warn

Some colleges will have to turn students away without additional growth funding, says AoC

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Young people

DfE: Funding ‘unprecedented’ extra students this year is ‘unaffordable’

But top 16-19 funding base rate will surpass £5k in September

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen