News Ofsted confirms remote inspections extended until March 8 Ofsted has confirmed that in-person routine inspections will not be returning until March 8 at the earliest. The education… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Skills reform DfE expanding FE teacher recruitment programme with £3m tender Suppliers are being sought to bring as many as 4,000 teachers into the further education sector by 2025, as… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Experienced sector leader appointed new Hull College Group chair The former principal of Trafford College has been made the new chair of Hull College Group, FE Week can… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Externally-set papers aren’t ‘exams by the back door’, says Ofqual chief Proposals for externally-set papers to help inform teacher GCSE and A-level grades this year are not “exams by the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Mayors want more courses included under lifetime skills guarantee Regional mayors are preparing to plead for courses to be added to the government’s lifetime skills guarantee offer after… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Registrations for DfE’s £1m ‘skills toolkit’ could be from all around the globe Registrations for courses on the government’s “skills toolkit” that have been celebrated by ministers could be coming from anywhere… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Influential MP calls for inquiry over fears £2bn Kickstart scheme has become ‘chancer’s charter’ The chair of an influential committee of MPs has called for an investigation into the government’s Kickstart scheme after… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Flagship £50m skills bootcamps prioritise courses dominated by men The government’s £50 million rollout of the skills bootcamps policy has come under fire for only funding sectors heavily… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News WorldSkills Diversity and Inclusion Heroes award winners 2021 An apprentice who hosted STEM career events at schools, and a provider giving back to the LGBTQ+ community have… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News New data shows improved picture for apprenticeship starts amid pandemic Apprenticeship starts appear to be recovering after new data showed a less dramatic percentage drop amid the pandemic. Figures… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Colleges to reopen by 8 March at the earliest, DfE confirms Colleges will begin reopening to more students from 8 March if the government’s Covid-19 vaccination targets are met, the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Revealed: How employers claim the £1,000 traineeship incentive Employers can claim the government’s promised £1,000 for a completed traineeship work placement using an online form from today…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 832 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