Qualifications BTEC funding to be debated in parliament after petition hits 100k signatures Over 20,000 people signed the petition in just two days Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Ofsted Ofsted finds degree courses rebadged as apprenticeships at university Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has voiced concerns over this issue multiple times in recent years Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 Exclusive Some colleges to keep masks in class despite PM ending Plan B regulations One said sudents without a mask will not be permitted to enter the college Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y T Levels Exclusive DfE keeps T Level placement capacity proof a secret to protect policy ‘safe space’ Officials say the evidence should be ‘sheltered from external distractions’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Awarding Exclusive Owner of defunct awarding body demands Ofqual repays £115,000 fine ‘We’ll look to court if we need to’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Exclusive Finalists announced for the 2022 AAC Apprenticeship Awards Finalists include training providers, colleges and employers and span 23 awards categories celebrating the very best of apprenticeship delivery. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Skills reform DfE campaign calls on skilled workers to teach part-time in FE Particular shortages in construction, engineering and manufacturing, legal, finance, digital and health and social care aim to be tackled Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Crack down on ‘poor quality’ courses announced by Office for Students Plans for tougher outcome measures and ‘intrusive sanctions’ announced Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Twelfth UTC closure confirmed The 14-19 college has failed to recruit enough students to become financially viable Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 Face masks in classrooms ditched from tomorrow DfE to ‘shortly’ remove guidance on use in communal areas too, PM says Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Apprenticeships in prisons STILL being considered, and 4 other takeaways from today’s prison education hearing Skills minister Alex Burghart and prisons minister Victoria Atkins answered questions from the House of Commons education committee this… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Assessment, Covid-19 Scheme extended to cover costs of extra invigilators for this term’s vocational exams Exams invigilator costs can be claimed back by FE centres with high staff absences due to Covid. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Newer 1 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 832 Older Must read 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
