News DfE launches £135m capital fund for wave three T Level providers Colleges and training providers in the third wave of the T Level rollout are being invited to bid for… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 Newer 1 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 854 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