News What you need to know about applying to deliver T Levels from 2023 The Department for Education has today launched the registration process to deliver its flagship T Level qualifications from 2023,… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive 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 5y Billy Camden 5y National Apprenticeship Week 2021 | Supplement 16/02/2021 Find out more 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 854 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