News Education sector appears exempt from new Covid restrictions in battle against second wave No changes have been announced for the FE sector despite a list of new restrictions for England. Prime minister… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Minister’s office breaks apprenticeship recruitment pledge A pledge to fill all junior roles with apprentices until the end of December has already been broken by… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprenticeship provider register closure ‘stalling’ training industry, says former SFA manager A former Skills Funding Agency manager has accused the government of “stalling” the training industry at a time of… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Revealed: First 20 colleges chosen for the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence The 20 colleges which will take part in the first year of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence have… Simon Kay 6y Simon Kay 6y News Membership of AoC’s new steering group to increase the diversity of leadership and governance revealed The members of the Association of Colleges’ new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) steering group have today been revealed…. Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News No mandatory face masks, and 7 other things you need to know about autumn exams The government has released further guidance on how schools and colleges must prepare for autumn exams to best protect… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Sponsored post Sponsored 5 things that make a brilliant 16-19 employability programme We’re keen to work with like minded organisations to help learners boost their skills, confidence and go the distance… NCFE 6y NCFE 6y News Exclusive Apprentice quality assurance charges to end from October Controversial £40 charges for the external quality assurance of apprenticeship endpoint-assessment will start being phased out as soon as… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Strip colleges of autonomy to choose course offer, says report Colleges should be forced to surrender their powers to decide what courses they run to new, local FE directors,… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Ofsted wins battle to inspect ALL apprenticeships Ofsted will soon be handed powers to inspect all universities that offer apprenticeships – including the likes of Cambridge,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News 76 winners scoop silver Pearson Teaching Awards for 2020 Inspirational teachers from across the country have been honoured today for their outstanding commitment to changing the lives of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE seizes control of handling school and college covid cases after PHE local teams ‘overwhelmed’ The government has set up a national helpline for colleges to report positive coronavirus cases following some schools being… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 854 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
