News WorldSkills competitions in China and France postponed by a year The next two WorldSkills competitions, set to take place in Shanghai in China in 2021 and Lyon in France… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Eight more T Level qualifications put out to tender Awarding organisations are being sought to develop T Levels in areas such as media, animal care, and hair and… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Fears growing number of 16-19s will stretch budgets this year Fears are growing that the government’s FE funding boost for this year will not be sufficient to cover an… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted ‘visits’ to go online during national lockdown Ofsted has confirmed it will undertake school and FE provider visits “remotely” during the national lockdown. In a Twitter… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Devolve greater skills funding powers for Covid-19 recovery, government urged The government has been urged to devolve more skills funding to mayoral combined authorities to allow them to develop… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News New Careers and Enterprise Company CEO named The founder and headteacher of a “nationally recognised” school in east London is the new chief executive of the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: The 68 apprenticeship standards to be overseen by Ofqual from November The 68 apprenticeship standards which will have the quality assurance of end-point assessments transferred from the Institute of Apprenticeships… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Independent Commission on the College of the Future releases final UK-wide report The government should introduce a duty on colleges to deliver an education offer aligned to employer needs, a commission… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Colleges applying for bailouts will NOT be automatically placed in formal intervention, DfE says Colleges which apply for government bailouts will not automatically fall into formal intervention from now on, the Department for… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News What Ofsted found in the first 10 ‘interim visits’ of FE providers Virtual work placements, redesigned curriculums for practical courses and borrowing prosthetic limbs are among the creative adjustments made by… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE lifts all provider T Level restrictions from 2024 The Department for Education has announced today any provider delivering 16 to 19 study programmes will be able to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Gateshead College to remain standalone after merger snub Bids from two north-east colleges to merge with an embattled neighbour have been snubbed by the FE commissioner. FE… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 854 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