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Post-qualification admissions: Ofqual says university reforms risk ‘unacceptable’ results delays

Ofqual has warned exam results could be delayed and students miss out on places if the government relies on…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Spielman set for two-year extension as Ofsted chief inspector

Amanda Spielman is set to stay on as Ofsted chief inspector for an extra two years, FE Week‘s sister…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

ESFA to launch another European Social Fund tender

A fresh European Social Fund tender worth £17 million is in the works and is expected to launch next…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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
Billy Camden
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
Jess Staufenberg
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
Billy Camden


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
Billy Camden
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
Billy Camden
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
Simon Kay
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
Fraser Whieldon
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
Fraser Whieldon
News

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
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
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
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen