Covid-19

Omicron: January exams start smoothly despite staff shortages

Staff are working extra hours, with managers stepping in to help invigilate vocational and technical qualifications

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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WorldSkills UK’s Skills Development Hub benefits educators and students

Keeping up with the latest developments in careers guidance and student development is just a mouse click away.

WorldSkills UK
WorldSkills UK
Young people

Confused and frustrated: Most universities reject first cohort of T Level students

DfE urges transparency amid looming UCAS deadline

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News
Billy Camden
Young people

‘Justice is served’: Final T Level awarding organisation revealed

The institute now has a full-house of awarding bodies to develop all 23 of the government’s flagship level 3…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
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What Is Math Modeling? (And Why Should You Care About It?)

Demonstrating the value of mathematics in our communities and lives can be difficult for educators; understanding math modeling can…

M3 Challenge
M3 Challenge


News

New safeguarding rules: what colleges and providers need to know

Consultation launched on changes to keeping children safe in education guidance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE says over 550 ex-teachers answer Covid call to arms

But no figures on how many have actually rejoined the classroom

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Omicron: 1 in 25 college teachers and leaders off with Covid as absence rate doubles

It comes as 300,000 students studying vocational and technical qualifications get ready to sit exams this month

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Relief as most AEB business cases are successful

Colleges and providers that didn’t meet last year’s 90 per cent AEB threshold have had their business case outcomes….

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Justice: FE Week campaign wins £1.5m relief for victims of loan scandal

Almost 600 victims of an FE loans scandal have had £1.5 million worth of debt written off following an…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Base rate rise must be used to raise college staff pay, UCU demands

A union has called on college leaders to “guarantee” that the latest FE base rate funding increase will result…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

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
Shane Chowen