Skills reform Exclusive FE white paper: Employer casts doubt on chambers of commerce leading role Chambers of commerce are “not close enough to industry” to play a leading role in the skills system as… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News 2022 exams may need similar ‘adaptations’ as those proposed for 2021, warns Ofqual chief The government is considering making “adaptations” to exams in 2022 similar to those proposed for this summer’s assessments before… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted to end progress monitoring visits next week to prioritise new provider inspections Progress monitoring visits of grade three and four FE providers will end from March 15 as inspections of new… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Feature, News How does the Turing scheme compare to Erasmus? The Turing scheme will open for applications this month. We spoke to sector professionals to compare the newcomer with… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News Exclusive DfE was aware of bootcamps gender issue but has plans to tackle it The Department for Education knew its flagship skills bootcamps could be flooded with male learners but has a raft… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News New provider monitoring visits back on for March 15 New provider monitoring visits will resume from March 15 – and they will be conducted face-to-face, Ofsted has confirmed…. Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News ‘Flexi-job’ apprenticeships: What are they and how will they work? Several industries where project-based employment is the norm have struggled more than most to comply with the 12-month minimum… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Covid-19 Exclusive Williamson defends independent provider Covid-19 testing ‘madness’ The education secretary has defended the controversial delay in distributing Covid-19 testing kits to independent training providers. In an… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Skills bootcamps ‘counter-intuitive’ to long-term FE simplification, top civil servant admits Pilot schemes, such as skills bootcamps, are “counter-intuitive” to the Department for Education’s long-term goal of simplifying the FE… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Skills reform Exclusive Intervention regime WILL include college failure to comply with local skills improvement plans New legislation will enable the education secretary to intervene where colleges refuse to deliver courses decided through local skills… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Festival of Education goes virtual for 2021 This year’s Festival of Education will take place online and will be free to watch. It was hoped that… Shane Mann 5y Shane Mann 5y News GCSE and A-level grades 2021: ‘I will back you all the way’, Williamson says to teachers The education secretary has pledged to back teachers “all the way” in their efforts to award GCSE and A-level… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 854 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
