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 News Exclusive Rishi Sunak said to be ‘annoyed’ with DfE delays to traineeship expansion The chancellor Rishi Sunak was personally “annoyed” at how long the Department for Education traineeships tender took to get… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 854 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