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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Active iQ 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Eight specialist colleges honoured in Natspec awards 2021 A college which recruited a robot to help students with autism, and a project to ease learners’ return to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
