Covid-19

Extra £102m to extend 16-19 Covid tuition fund announced

The government has set aside an additional £102 million to extend the 16 to 19 tuition fund for an…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

March 8 reopening guidance: Staff and students ‘advised’ to wear face coverings in classroom

Staff and students in FE providers have been advised by the Department for Education to wear face coverings in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Covid-19

College students to receive three Covid tests on site upon return

College students will have four rapid Covid tests in the first two weeks of returning to the classroom from…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Colleges and FE providers to reopen in full from March 8, PM announces

All students in colleges and other further education providers can “safely return” for face-to-face teaching from March 8, the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Covid-19

Government to research range of ‘harms’ caused by Covid-19 to students and staff

The Department for Education is tendering for research into how Covid-19 has impacted students and staff. The “rapid” data…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Unions ‘increasingly concerned’ government will order full school and college reopening on March 8

Unions have urged the government to phase the return of students to schools and colleges, amid concerns ministers will…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Apprentice feedback tool kicked into the long grass

A tool that allows apprentices to give feedback on their training provider via text has been delayed again and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Pearson launches ‘major’ consultation into the future of exams amid calls for end to GCSEs

The exam board Pearson has launched a “major” consultation into the future of exams, following calls for GCSEs to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Association of Apprentices launches to support trainees and boost retention

An Association of Apprentices has been launched in an effort to help boost the number of the work-based trainees…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Re-apply – again! Anger as ESFA tells providers to make fresh RoATP application

Training providers were left “appalled” this week after the Education and Skills Funding Agency made the “ridiculous” decision that…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

International students: Why college income is in freefall

With the income colleges make from international students plummeting, FE Week spoke with college and sector leaders to understand…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

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
News

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
Shane Chowen