News Exclusive Teachers’ union backs government decision for January BTEC exams to go ahead The country’s largest teachers’ union has backed the government’s controversial decision to plough ahead with BTEC and other vocational… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE backtracks: Schools and colleges left to decide whether BTECs go ahead The Department for Education has said this evening that schools and colleges can now cancel BTEC assessments due to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News BTEC and other vocational exams to go ahead this week despite national lockdown, DfE confirms BTEC and other vocational exams will still go ahead this month despite the new national lockdown restrictions, the Department… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News GCSE and A-level 2021 exams cancelled Summer exams will not “go ahead as normal” this year, the prime minister said tonight after announcing schools and… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Gateshead College accounts reveal the story behind shock deficit Unauthorised loans, at least £5 million in government bailouts and an inability to investigate potential “fraud” has been revealed… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive College return: Leaders call for further delay ahead of prime minister’s address Colleges leaders have told FE Week they want a delay to face-to-face teaching for most students until at least… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Queen’s New Year honours 2021: Who got what in FE? The outgoing FE Commissioner Richard Atkins has been knighted in the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours. Around 30 people… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News New staggered January return plan announced The government has pushed FE student return dates back by an extra week – but BTEC and other vocational… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Army ‘on standby’ to support schools and colleges with Covid testing The government told the media last night that the military will be “on standby” to support secondary schools and… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y News £78m Covid mass testing support revealed The government will make £78 million available for the rollout of rapid mass Covid-19 testing of students from January… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News New Ofqual chief promises to work with sector for ‘smooth-running’ exams next year The new interim chief regulator at Ofqual has promised to work with the sector to ensure the “smooth-running” of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Bring back individual learning accounts, say influential MPs Influential MPs have added their voices to calls for the return of individual learning accounts to help reverse the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 854 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
