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 Long read Long read ‘Sport is special – it’s in your face’: New College Pontefract Sport is often forgotten in discussions of FE. But with Ofsted looking hard at ‘personal development’, the award-winning PE… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y Ofsted Shrewsbury College bounces back from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ Principal praises ‘fantastic’ staff after rapid turnaround Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
