News ESFA to force ‘significant’ reductions to FE subcontracting by 2022/23 The Education and Skills Funding Agency has confirmed it will apply a cap on the volume of subcontracting as… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exam boards to investigate claims of ‘bias’ in teacher-assessed grades Exam boards will be expected to investigate claims from students that schools and colleges have not shown “care or… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News GCSE and A-level autumn series grades to be based only on exams, Ofqual confirms Student grades in this year’s autumn exam series will be based on their performance in the tests alone, not… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News PM promises ‘every young person’ the ‘chance of an apprenticeship or an in-work placement’ The prime minister has promised to offer an “opportunity guarantee” that will give “every young person the chance of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Official figures reveal 85% fall in apprenticeship vacancies The number of vacancies on the government’s Find An Apprenticeship website plummeted by more than 80 per cent in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exams regulator to lose their FE lead The head of Ofqual’s vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) department is stepping down. Phil Beach, who is currently leading… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government to ‘fast track’ £200m of £1.5bn capital budget to refurbish colleges The government is to make £200 million of its £1.5 billion college capital funding pot available from this September… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Kate Green appointed shadow education secretary Kate Green has been appointed as the new shadow education secretary. The MP for Stretford and Urmston, a former… Shane Mann 6y Shane Mann 6y News New employer incentives will form part of ‘apprenticeship guarantee’, claims ESFA director The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s director for apprenticeships has revealed that discussions are underway with Treasury about what… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News New ESFA apprenticeships director pledges ‘collaboration, communication, and clarity’ with the sector The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s new director for apprenticeships has pledged more “collaboration, communication, and clarity” as he… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Integrated degree in digital solutions apprenticeship gets stay of execution as wider review gets under way The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is delaying its decision on whether to remove the integrated degree from… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ‘Recognising FE’s role in equipping our key workers’ 10 key workers share their experience of working and learning as they kept the UK going during lockdown, in… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Newer 1 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
