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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 Newer 1 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
