News EuroSkills 2020 postponed until 2021 The international EuroSkills 2020 competition has been postponed from this September until next year, it has been announced. It… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Teachers to estimate functional skills results this summer Results for this summer’s cancelled functional skills exams will be based on teacher calculated grades, Ofqual is set to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Ofqual to announce teachers will ‘calculate’ BTEC and other qual results but delay detail Teachers will calculate student grades for the majority of cancelled BTEC and other vocational qualification exams, but a full… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News MBA set to be removed from level 7 senior leader apprenticeship Plans to remove the controversial MBA component attached to the level 7 senior leader apprenticeship standard have been revealed…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AoC urges colleges to pay exam fees in joint statement with FAB Colleges have been urged by their membership organisation to pay exam fees to awarding bodies this summer following the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News, Sponsored post Sponsored SPONSORED: Provider receives huge demand for distance learning with over 15,000 applying While there is a considerable amount of uncertainty in the world surrounding Coronavirus, one thing is clear – there… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Director of apprenticeships to leave ESFA The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s director of apprenticeships, Keith Smith, is leaving the role later this month. He… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AoC calls on Ofsted to delay inspections until 2021 The Association of Colleges has called on Ofsted to suspend all inspections until at least January 2021 owing to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA suspends 24 more providers from recruiting apprentices Twenty four apprenticeship providers have been suspended from taking on new starts after receiving poor Ofsted ratings so far… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News College staff don’t need protective equipment, new government guidance states College staff do not require personal protective equipment, new government guidance has stated. The guidance also warns cleaning items… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Rebecca Long-Bailey appointed as Labour’s new shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has been appointed as the shadow education secretary following a Labour Party reshuffle by new leader Keir… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Free recording: Latest FE policy response to Covid-19 outbreak On Saturday, FE Week hosted its second webinar looking at the latest legislation and guidance from the government regarding… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 813 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
