Skills reform Exclusive White paper Q&A with skills minister: ‘We have got an awful lot to do and an awful lot to prove’ The lack of a long-term funding settlement for FE did not hamper the Department for Education’s white paper in… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Compressed’ exams and early results day: Post-qualification admissions proposals revealed Exam dates could be brought forward or ‘compressed’ to allow for extra time to process university applications under new… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Skills reform DfE finally publishes ‘interim’ response to Augar Review The Department for Education has finally published its initial response to Philip Augar’s review of Post-18 Education and Funding,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Next phase of £1.5bn college capital funding programme launched Colleges have been told how they can now apply for the next phase of the government’s £1.5 billion capital… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Skills reform FE white paper sets out ‘ambitious’ reforms “New powers” for the education secretary to intervene in colleges and plans for funding reform have been revealed today… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Hull College Group to close down Goole campus A troubled college group is set to lose another one of its campuses at the end of this academic… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Traineeships tender results revealed Bidders to the government’s traineeships tender are now being informed of their outcomes following a slight delay. In decision… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘The benefit-risk balance is unclear’: Government pauses daily Covid contact testing in colleges The rollout of daily Covid contact testing in schools and colleges has been paused amid fears over higher rates… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Henley campus for sale after Coventry College breaches loan conditions A college is selling one of its only two campuses to repay debt after being warned it could “face… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofqual raises concerns over DfE reforms to BTECs and other level 3 qualifications Government plans to remove funding for thousands of courses, such as BTECs, that compete with T Levels and A-levels… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofqual publishes summer 2021 exams plan The exams regulator Ofqual has finally revealed its plans for replacing exams this summer. Two consultation documents have gone… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Fourth interim CEO takes the reins at Hull College Group A high profile college leader has taken the reins at the Hull College Group as a short-term interim chief… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
