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🚨 Early win 🚨 Laleh, the learner quoted who paid a 'discounted' fee out of fear she'd have to pay the full amount, has been contacted by CoGrammar within hours of our article being published to say she can expect a full discount

Billy Camden@billycamden.bsky.social · last yr.

A truly shocking case. Students on fully funded DfE bootcamps left terrified the bailiffs would come after their provider tried charging up to £4,950k The attempt came after DfE suspended payments and terminated the firm's £20m+ contracts Refunds have been promised plus a £25 'goodwill payment'...

A truly shocking case. Students on fully funded DfE bootcamps left terrified the bailiffs would come after their provider tried charging up to £4,950k The attempt came after DfE suspended payments and terminated the firm's £20m+ contracts Refunds have been promised plus a £25 'goodwill payment'...

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · last yr.

Exclusive: An international company that raked in millions of pounds to run online coding bootcamps in England tried to charge learners for training that was supposed to be fully funded by the government

I spy @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social in this morning’s Playbook Read his great story here 👉 schoolsweek.co.uk/lower-your-t...

DfE has now confirmed it will axe English and maths FSQ exit requirements for adult apprentices with immediate effect Ministers also reveal the apprenticeship minimum duration will be reduced from 12 to 8 months from next AY #NAW2025 feweek.co.uk/english-and-...

Confirmed: English and maths pass rule for adult apprentices scrapped

Ministers also reveal the apprenticeship minimum duration will be reduced from 12 to 8 months

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Positive news for many ahead of National Apprenticeship Week feweek.co.uk/dfe-to-relax...

DfE to relax apprentice functional skills rules

Ministers expected to announce major rule change imminently

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This is a real backward step. Adult skills budget already £1bn lower than in 2010. Who will build the houses, fit the heat pumps, upgrade the infrastructure the Government says it wants?

Shane Chowen@ukshane.bsky.social · last yr.

Exclusive: DfE has warned mayors their adult education budgets will be cut as part of government savings This means £30 million in adult skills and 'free courses for jobs' cuts coming next academic year feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...

Ruthless Reeves hits adult education Big scoop from the boss 👇

Shane Chowen@ukshane.bsky.social · last yr.

Exclusive: DfE has warned mayors their adult education budgets will be cut as part of government savings This means £30 million in adult skills and 'free courses for jobs' cuts coming next academic year feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...

NASUWT incredibly claims that college bosses have made 'spurious arguments' to justify not matching the school pay award Seems so so harsh and out of touch with reality

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗳️ Another union has launched a ballot for strike action in sixth form colleges – controversially claiming that principals have 'no excuse and no justification' for not matching the school teacher pay award

🆕 T Level results data for individual colleges will be made public this year for the first time – but an overall attainment measure for the new qualifications has been delayed

T Level results to be published for individual colleges for first time

But a planned overall attainment measure has been delayed

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So DfE will release £50m in 24/25 AY as a 'one-off grant' to help fund pay Not enough to match school pay award but it has enabled SFCA to up its recommendation to 5.5% from April. Wonder whether AoC will will also amend its rec of 2.5% Top work by SFCA challenging through judicial review

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2y ago

Breaking: Ministers will release a chunk of the £300m announced at budget as a 'one-off grant' to help colleges fund teacher pay rises Follows huge sector backlash over last summer's snub and judicial review threat

Oof - big drop in GCSE English resit G4 pass rates for those taking the exam in November Suspect it may be related to the Pearson 2.0 issue Slight rise in maths pass rates

Top FOI and analysis from @tom-richmond.com as per Fascinating that of the 56k apprentices last year who already hold a degree, 14k did a level 2 or 3 apprenticeship Not sure I agree with the recommendation to ban graduates from all apprenticeships but the report is great for generating debate

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎓 Calls to ban graduates from publicly funded apprenticeships have resurfaced after new data revealed over £400m in levy funds was spent on people who already held a bachelor’s degree or higher last year

First day in the office of 2025 for Team @feweek.bsky.social "I'm going to start my new notebook with my best handwriting" pledges @billycamden.bsky.social

Interesting move for ESFA chief David Withey - he'll become a college principal when the agency closes and integrates into the DfE in March feweek.co.uk/esfa-chief-d...

ESFA chief David Withey to become college principal

He will lead a college in the south west when the agency closes in March

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💥 Kicking off 2025 with a scoop on the FE teacher pay snub judicial review SFCA teases an agreement has been reached but details kept shtum for now Association 'looks forward to an announcement by the government soon' as % pay offer increased Meanwhile, teacher strikes continue. Full story 👇

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2y ago

Exclusive: Sixth form college leaders have dropped legal action against the government after ministers 'agreed to provide funding' to support a wage increase in 2024/25

It seems like an annual event for us now at Schools Week - but super chuffed to be at the British Journalism Awards @jessjanehill.bsky.social has been shortlisted in *two* categories - and also joined by a former Schools Week legend Jess Staufenberg who’s also up for an award 🙌🙌🙌

So on the day the government tells the sector what alternative T Level quals get a stay of execution, ministers announce they're scrapping a T Level that has been running for 3 years due to 'lack of demand'...

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2y ago

🪓 Ministers have scrapped a construction T Level due to a 'lack of demand' - 3 years after teaching began feweek.co.uk/onsite-const...

The boss with today's BTEC/level 3 outcome 👇 Good news or just another short-term fix? The latter IMO

Shane Chowen@ukshane.bsky.social · 2y ago

Labour has reversed plans to scrap technical education courses taken by tens of thousands of students 157 qualifications will be retained ... for now

Big day today as ministers prepare to release the outcome of the controversial level 3/BTEC review. Keep an eye on @feweek.bsky.social for developments

Interesting finding from AELP today. Their report comes as ministers confirm they are considering removing functional skills exit requirements from apprenticeships

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2y ago

⛔ Three-quarters of apprenticeship vacancy adverts 'block' applicants that have not already achieved a grade 4 pass in GCSE English and maths, new research has found feweek.co.uk/3-in-4-appre...

TL;DR 'Education has happened and some of it is very good. Except in prisons.'

I get this is a 'slimmed down' version of Ofsted's usual annual report but I did find the 'observations' for FE to be a bit bland...

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2y ago

🆕Ofsted's new-look annual report is out - the first for chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver Take aways for FE: 👩‍🔬 Apprenticeship quality 'improving' 👍Teacher training also looking better 🚓 ‘A very good time to improve prison education’ feweek.co.uk/apprenticesh...

Ofsted annual report due out this morning. Looking forward to seeing what new insight chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver has for FE Preview of some of the stats we’re expecting to be included 👇 feweek.co.uk/colleges-wit...

Colleges with top Ofsted grades tumbles

Private providers have meanwhile seen a big uptick in results

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It's 'T Levels Celebration Week'! DfE kicked it off on Monday by further relaxing rules for industry placements feweek.co.uk/dfe-eases-t-... Beats last year when Rishi decided to use the week to announce his intention to abolish the quals (@ukshane.bsky.social had fun making that front page)

Much of the 'uncertainty' college leaders are complaining about could have been remedied by just publishing the level 3 review terms of reference We tried - but DfE kept it secret feweek.co.uk/btec-review-...

BTEC review terms kept secret despite transparency pleas

Ministers have refused to share the terms of reference for a “short review” into controversial level-3 qualification defunding plans.

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Shane Chowen@ukshane.bsky.social · 2y ago

College leaders are taking the stand at the education select committee this morning, answering questions on level 3 qualifications reform www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...