News Ofqual launches 10-day consultation on advance topics for 2021 exams Ofqual is seeking views on its plans to release advance notice of topics ahead of exams next year, suggesting… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Third apprenticeship rate consultation as ESFA considers changes to eligible cost rules The current apprenticeships rate review is set to undergo its third consultation as the Education and Skills Funding Agency… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Leaked document reveals how the DfE chose level 3 ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ qualification list A confidential document that shows the criteria the government used to choose the level 3 courses in the prime… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Confirmed: Level 3 ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ qualification list excludes major economic sectors Almost 400 level 3 qualifications have been chosen for the prime minister’s lifetime skills guarantee – but major sectors… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE reveals Christmas contact tracing rules Further education providers are being asked to remain “on-call” up to the day before Christmas eve to assist with… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News AoC calls for government to force post-16 providers to collaborate The Association of Colleges has called for an end to competition in the FE market and for government to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted’s ‘support’ and monitoring visits from January: what FE providers need to know Ofsted has today published further details about how their phased return to normal inspection activity of FE providers will… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive In conversation with Paul Joyce about Ofsted’s 2019/20 annual report Ofsted published its annual report for 2019/20 last week, and while chief inspector Amanda Spielman chose not to use… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News AoC announces Dr Shaid Mahmood as next chair The Association of Colleges has announced Dr Shaid Mahmood as its next chair of the board. He takes over… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Little known skills-based work academy programme given major funding boost Marius Ardelean found himself without a job and with little prospect of finding another after Covid-19 struck. But he… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive ‘Deeply concerning’: Minister’s ‘Skills Toolkit’ figures prove inaccurate, DfE admits The government has been urged to withdraw claims made in parliament about the take-up of the courses on its… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AoC recommends ‘disappointing’ 1% college staff pay rise College staff should receive a 1 per cent pay rise this year, the Association of Colleges has recommended in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
