News Queen’s speech 2021: What was promised for FE and skills The government has pledged to introduce legislation to support its lifetime skills guarantee policy and enable flexible training throughout… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Inclusion, Long read Revealed: SEND centres for excellence model to expand with six new providers Two years on, the sector’s ‘centres for excellence’ in special educational needs will be joined by mini-hubs. Jess Staufenberg… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News Student face mask rules to be dropped from May 17, PM confirms Students will no longer wear face masks in school and college from next week, Boris Johnson has confirmed. The… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted to review framework’s impact on staff wellbeing, new charter pledges Ofsted will review the impact its inspection framework has on staff wellbeing and the government has promised not to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Skills reform New legislation set for the ‘Skills Bill’ [UPDATE 11/05/2021: Downing Street has said the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill will be introduced on 18 May] … Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: The 13 final runners in £120m Institutes of Technology competition The proposals in the running for the second wave of the government’s flagship Institutes of Technology have been revealed…. Simon Kay 5y Simon Kay 5y News Tell us why grades will be withheld, say leaders School and college leaders are demanding Ofqual come clean over why students might have grades “withheld” this summer. Ofqual’s… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Covid-19 College forced to close following Covid-19 outbreak A college has been forced to close its campus following an outbreak of Covid-19, involving the so-called “Indian variant”,… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive WorldSkills hosts biggest ever virtual pressure test in run-up to Shanghai 2022 A UK competitor has come within the top 15 at the largest virtual pressure test ever run by the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive ESFA boss threatens to put scandal hit college into administration A college is being threatened with education administration following a £20 million apprenticeship subcontracting scandal, FE Week understands. Brooklands… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted slams safeguarding failings at apprenticeship giant One of England’s largest training providers has been rapped by Ofsted for serious safeguarding failures in its early years… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Highlights from Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2021 6/05/2021 Find out more Newer 1 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
