News £80m rebuild puts troubled college’s merger on hold A multi-million-pound redevelopment which put a college’s finances at “significant risk” has now delayed its much-needed merger. Richmond-upon-Thames College… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News, Uncategorized ‘Important’ new FE data collection will start this month A workforce data collection “project” for the further education sector promised in the skills for jobs white paper will… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive Third of apprentice assessors have never awarded a certificate More than one-third of organisations signed up to deliver apprenticeship assessments are yet to award any certificates, FE Week… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive Sluggish start for government’s free IT qualifications Take-up of the government’s flagship free digital skills qualifications, which will replace all low-level IT courses studied annually by… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News DfE seeks local authorities for ‘pupil premium plus’ extension into FE The government is on the hunt for local authorities to take part in a £3 million pilot to extend… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Sixth form students’ art exhibit tackles fake news More than 250 students at 58 colleges will have their work on the theme of ‘Fake News’ published in… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive ESFA chief executive Eileen Milner to stand down The chief executive of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Eileen Milner is to stand down, FE Week… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 DfE tells schools and colleges to prepare for return of on-site Covid testing in September Schools and colleges have been told to prepare for the return of on-site Covid testing from the start of… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News ESFA’s adult education budget tender results delayed… AGAIN Outcomes for the national adult education budget tender have been hit by a second delay. Results were originally supposed… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted Ofsted confirms inspection changes following sexual abuse review Inspectors will review sexual abuse records and consider how colleges handle related incidents when Ofsted returns to routine inspections… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive High-street names cite cost as they exit apprenticeship training market Several major retailers have turned their backs on delivering their own apprenticeship training, with one blaming the costs of… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Independence questions as Williamson ally put forward for Ofqual job Gavin Williamson has put forward his own policy adviser to be the next chief regulator of Ofqual, prompting warnings… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Newer 1 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 832 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 4d Anviksha Patel 4d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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
