News Study staff, pastoral care, peer mentoring: spending the tuition fund FE Week explores how the government’s £96 million tuition fund is being put to use by colleges and whether… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News College running on emergency cash to sell campus A college in dire financial straits is looking to sell off one of its campuses to balance the books,… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Free digital skills quals held up by Covid and Ofqual delays Coronavirus and “unnecessary delays” by the exams regulator have been blamed for disrupting the roll out of free, government-developed,… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Revealed: The number of bids in ESFA’s traineeships tender The government’s much-anticipated traineeships tender received 370 bids – a fraction of the number that had been anticipated by… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News College paid £3.5m dividend following Saudi venture exit A college exploring merger options has used a multi-million-pound exit dividend from an international venture to make a staff… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Lockdown letdown: Union slams decision not to close colleges A teaching union has accused the government of putting staff and student safety “at risk” by keeping colleges open… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Apprenticeship assessment flexibilities extended Special measures that have enabled 25,000 apprentices to complete their end-point assessment during the Covid-19 pandemic will be retained… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: DfE publishes FE Covid guidance for November lockdown Colleges and training providers should continue to deliver education for 16 to 19-year-olds on site during the new national… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Winners of the 2020 Festival of Learning awards announced A mother bullied out of school aged 13, and an agency which fights serious and organised crime nationwide are among… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Highbury College appoints permanent chair as merger option explored A college that has been led by a troubleshooting interim chair for almost a year has appointed a permanent… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News WorldSkills competitions in China and France postponed by a year The next two WorldSkills competitions, set to take place in Shanghai in China in 2021 and Lyon in France… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Eight more T Level qualifications put out to tender Awarding organisations are being sought to develop T Levels in areas such as media, animal care, and hair and… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo Qualifications 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
