News

College pleads for lifting of apprenticeship ban

‘We have been working to remove the suspension’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Festive foodbank campaign relaunches as part of Good For Me, Good for FE

Colleges will be encouraging staff and students to donate single items or create hampers for people in need

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
T Levels

T Level placements CAN be done remotely, DfE announces

Up to 40% of placement hours can be spent not in the workplace

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Staff

UCU claims victory over staff pay at 5 London colleges

They include salary increases of up to 5%, increased annual leave and workload ‘protection’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

DfE finally finds chair for new Skills Reform Board

Rebecca George formerly chaired a T Level reform board and sat on the education secretary’s business engagement forum

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Level 2 business admin apprenticeship replacement ‘some distance off’, warns quango chief

The proposal for a level 2 business administration replacement is “some distance off” the quality bar for apprenticeships, a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Awarding

City & Guilds appoints first female chair

The sector leader with 25 years experience of FE says she is ‘delighted’ to take the role

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Avoid ‘complex language’ and stereotypes to make exams accessible, says draft guidance

Ofqual launches consultation on draft accessibility guidance for exam boards

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Apprenticeships

Universities could be incentivised to run degree apprenticeships, minister suggests

University representatives have highlighted other areas which should be tackled first, though

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Spending Review

Spending review: FE & sixth form funding still ‘well below’ 2010 levels, IFS confirm

Education spending is set to rise by two per cent a year, compared to four per cent for health

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Spending Review

Spending review: Government criticised for ‘warm words’ on skills investment

FE leaders have been left frustrated by the lack of clarity

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

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
16-19

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
Qualifications

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
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel