News Call for colleges to host employer hubs to help fill healthcare vacancies New employer hubs to “turbocharge greater college collaboration” with the NHS have been proposed to fill “significant workforce vacancies”… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive T Levels launch but classes not full Colleges and schools have missed two-thirds of their T Level enrolment targets, with digital proving to be the toughest… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Law to be changed to help those made redundant finish their apprenticeship The government is changing the law to allow more redundant apprentices to complete their course. A Statutory Instrument (SI)… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Team UK for EuroSkills Graz unveiled The elite team of skilled young people who will represent the UK at EuroSkills in Austria next year has… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE change of heart: catch-up funding can be for students with GCSE English and maths The government has given in to pressure to widen the number of students eligible for 16 to 19 catch-up… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Minister says the quality of an FE course should be judged by job outcomes The FE sector should judge the quality of their training programmes on the jobs that learners end up in,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Apprenticeship providers call on government to find three months of ‘catch-up’ cash The volume of apprentices who require more training due to Covid-19 interruptions is starting to “spiral steeply”, providers have… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Colleges need cash to employ ‘business innovation account managers’, says AoC A lack of funding is holding colleges back from hiring “specific business innovation account managers” to help initiate an… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Nothing to fear’ if colleges brought into public ownership, says AoC chief in tense exchange with MPs Colleges have “nothing to fear” about being brought into public ownership, the head of their membership organisation told MPs… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofqual calls time on estimated grades for BTECs and other vocational qualifications Ofqual has ruled out the use of calculated grades to award vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) again. Following this… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News College leaders called on to help prevent unnecessary surge in coronavirus testing Principals have been urged to stop students and staff with a sore throat or headache from getting unnecessary coronavirus… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofqual and the exams fiasco: 8 interesting things we learned Senior staff from the exams regulator were hauled infront of the education select committee today where they were grilled… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
