News Ofsted visits to be conducted remotely until Feb half term Ofsted’s planned monitoring visits will take place remotely until after the February half term, the watchdog has announced. The… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Funding for popular apprenticeship cut by £4k as MBA is axed The popular level 7 senior leader apprenticeship will have its funding slashed by 22 per cent when a revised… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Government publishes guide to home learning The Department for Education has released a “remote education framework” to support colleges and training providers to identify “areas… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AoC Sport challenges colleges to go to the moon during lockdown Students and staff are being encouraged to keep their bodies and brains active throughout lockdown by walking, running and… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News FE staff should get Covid vaccine priority, say college leaders FE staff should be moved up the priority list for Covid-19 vaccines so that providers can reopen to all… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Employers should pay for laptops so apprentices can be remote educated, says Keegan Employers should pay for apprentices’ digital devices to continue training remotely, Gillian Keegan said today as she confirmed learners… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Tender launched for national rollout of skills ‘boot camps’ The tender for the nationwide rollout of the government’s technical skills “boot camps” has been launched, with £36 million… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofqual warns this summer’s grading solution is unlikely to be consistent Ofqual’s new interim chief has warned that the solution to replacing this summer’s exams “won’t be the same for… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Tripling traineeships: £65m tender deadline ‘slightly delayed’ The outcomes for the government’s traineeships tender have been delayed, the Education and Skills Funding Agency announced today. In… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Labour Party calls for apprentice wage subsidy The Labour Party has called for the wages of 85,000 young apprentices to be subsidised this year, by using… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News National lockdown 3 FE guidance: What you need to know The Department for Education has finally updated its main Covid-19 guidance document to include details of how FE leaders… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Apprentice assessment flexibilities extended again Temporary flexibilities that help apprentices complete their end-point assessment during the pandemic will be extended until at least August… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
