Skills reform Skills Bill to reveal extent government taking back control of colleges The scope of new powers for the education secretary to intervene where colleges are deemed to be “failing” their… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Six key findings from Ofqual’s survey of teachers on 2020 grading A third of FE and school staff felt “undue pressure” on their professional judgment when issuing exam grades in… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Sponsored post Sponsored “Begin with the end in mind” for success with student apprentices According to Stephen R Covey in his renowned book ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, beginning with the… Active iQ 4y Active iQ 4y News Second national college officially dissolves The flagship national college for HS2 has been officially closed by ministers after facing insolvency, and relaunched as a… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Academy trust comes to UTC’s rescue Another university technical college in financial difficulty is seeking to shelter inside a multi-academy trust after recruiting fewer than… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News School catering firm furloughed tutors despite going on apprentice hiring spree A major school catering supplier has been slated by Ofsted for hiring apprentices during the pandemic only to place… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News WorldSkills centres expand to ITPs A new teacher development programme run by WorldSkills UK is being expanded to independent and employer providers. From Monday… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Apprenticeships Banned: 9 firms join the ‘suspended’ list on the apprenticeships register Peterborough Skills Limited has become the latest apprenticeships provider to be banned from taking on new starts after being… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Loans provider slammed for accepting ‘identical’ learner work A new FE loans provider where tutors accept suspected copy-and-paste assignments from learners has been slammed by Ofsted. Inspectors… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News ‘Skills taxonomy’: new algorithm planned to seek out skills cold spots A government tender has revealed plans to develop a “skills taxonomy” that could sit at the heart of Department… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Winners of £18m bootcamps tender revealed The providers chosen to deliver the government’s flagship national technical skills bootcamps have been named. FE Week can reveal… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted Welsh online-only apprenticeship provider censured by Ofsted A Wales-based provider that trains apprentices in England exclusively online has been rapped by Ofsted. Cognitia Consulting, headquartered in… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Newer 1 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 832 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 5d Anviksha Patel 5d 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
