News National lockdown 3 FE guidance: What you need to know The Department for Education has finally updated its main Covid-19 guidance document to include details of how FE leaders… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Apprentice assessment flexibilities extended again Temporary flexibilities that help apprentices complete their end-point assessment during the pandemic will be extended until at least August… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News First joint ETF and AoC director of diversity appointed The Education and Training Foundation and the Association of Colleges have appointed a joint director of diversity to “drive… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News How exam boards will proceed: a one-stop shop of what we know so far Following the government’s decision to let providers decide whether to cancel exams this month, awarding bodies have been outlining… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Second national college set to ‘dissolve’ Another flagship national college is set to dissolve after facing insolvency and requiring government bailouts to stay afloat. The… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News January exams on or off? How colleges have responded The January vocational exam series descended into chaos at the start of the week as the government passed the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Former DfE director rails against ‘insensitive’ Skills Toolkit campaign timing A former top skills civil servant has criticised the launch of a government-funded campaign to promote free online education… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Attendance high for students keen to sit BTEC and other vocational exams this month A college in Kent has already supported around 500 students to sit their exams this week after receiving “overwhelming… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Williamson defends decision to leave colleges to decide whether BTECs go ahead No college or training provider should feel “pressured” to offer BTEC and other vocational exams this month, Gavin Williamson… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Teacher assessment grades to replace GCSE and A-level exams in 2021 GCSE and A-level students will receive teacher assessment grades in 2021 following the partial closure of schools and colleges… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exam boards ‘bemused’ by government backtrack on January exams A representative body for awarding organisations has said it is “bemused” by the government’s decision to leave it up… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News National lockdown 3: What training providers need to know There have been some big changes to lockdown rules which impact the FE and skills sector over the next… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 821 Older Must read 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
