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‘Excellent’ college principal retires due to ill health

A long-standing college principal has retired with immediate effect due to a terminal illness. John Callaghan, who has led…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Afghan refugees will be offered free English courses, Department for Education says

The Department for Education has promised free English courses for Afghan refugees as part of the government’s Operation Warm…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Covid-19

DfE to evaluate impact of 16-19 Covid tuition fund

The government is planning to evaluate its subsidised tuition scheme for 16-to-19-year-olds – after almost a quarter of eligible…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Revealed: The 88 providers that won national adult education budget tender funding

Half of the 88 training providers to win funding in the government’s national adult education budget (AEB) tender did…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

New £75 ‘connectivity support grants’: What you need to know

Colleges will be able to claim back money to help disadvantaged students absent due to Covid get online in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Covid-19

Private providers excluded from DfE’s latest Covid safety scheme

Independent providers are outraged after the government barred them from a scheme to tackle Covid infections in education settings….

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


News

Colleges sought to create new ‘short’ courses in ‘important’ subjects

Colleges have been invited to bid for a share of a £2 million fund to develop new short higher…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Revealed: 45 T Level colleges sharing £50m to refurbish teaching spaces

Forty-five colleges delivering the government’s flagship T Level qualifications from next year have won a slice of £50 million…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
News

Ofqual ‘pleased’ with ‘small’ number of penalties issued for cheating in vocational exams last year

More than 1,300 penalties were issued for cheating in vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) in 2019/20 – with the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

International college membership body appoints England-based principal as new chair

An England-based college principal has been named as the new chair of a global membership organisation for technical education…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE’s skills and productivity board chair replaced after a year

The chair of the Department for Education’s skills and productivity board has stepped down a year after being appointed…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sustainability issues could be prioritised in qualifications to break down barriers to teaching

How learners can protect the planet is set to be bumped up curriculums, after teachers complained the lack of…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

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Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
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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